Phnom Penh: Mr. Seng Sar Kada, Secretary of State, represented by His Excellency Mr. Heng Sour, Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, presided over the opening ceremony and led the meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Implementation of the Migrant Workers’ Rights Program in Southeast Asia on Safe Migration for Decent Work and the Blue Economy on Wednesday morning, August 5, 2026, at the Cambodiana Hotel.
The main objectives of the Advisory Committee Meeting on the Implementation of the Migrant Fishermen’s Rights Project in Southeast Asia were to review the progress made by the Migrant Fishermen’s Rights Project in Southeast Asia during 2025-2026, review, discuss and approve the draft work plan for 2026-2027, and share lessons learned from the implementation of the Migrant Fishermen’s Rights Project among key stakeholders.
On that occasion, the Secretary of State stated that the Royal Government of Cambodia has issued many policies and legal documents to protect the rights and benefits of Cambodian labor migrants who go to work abroad, and has also paid attention to implementing labor migration management in accordance with the provisions of the relevant international and United Nations conventions/treaties. Labor migration as well. In addition, the Southeast Asian Fishing Migrant Rights Program has been implemented in Cambodia in two phases, with Phase 1 starting in August 2021 and ending in December 2024, lasting four years, and Phase 2 starting on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2028.
Please note that this important meeting was organized by the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training in collaboration with the International Labor Organization (ILO), with the participation of representatives of ministries and institutions of the Royal Government of Cambodia, Mr. Bryan Fornari, Head of Cooperation of the European Union in Cambodia, Mr. Tun Sophon, Coordinator of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Cambodia, Mr. Benjamin Harkins, Technical Expert of the International Labor Organization (ILO), United Nations agencies, employers’ associations, Cambodian Association of Labor Migration Agencies, trade unions, national organizations, international organizations and relevant development partners, a total of 57 people (17 women).
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