Prime Minister Hun Manet introduced the launch on Monday in Phnom Penh, calling it an enormous step within the Nationwide Technique for Casual Financial system Improvement 2023-2028.
In line with him, the platform would recognise and assist hundreds of thousands of casual staff throughout the nation.
A survey reveals that Cambodia has 7.9 million staff out of which just one.7 million are within the formal sector. The opposite 6.2 million are within the casual financial system, the place they’re extra susceptible to financial shocks and lack primary assist
The platform goals to provide staff entry to job coaching, social safety, and monetary companies and is voluntary and free, focusing on small companies, self-employed people, and seasonal staff.
Prime Minister Manet expressed optimism that the platform will enhance dwelling requirements, create new alternatives and in addition make it simpler to reply throughout crises.
By accumulating extra knowledge on casual staff, individuals who typically miss out on necessary companies like healthcare and loans can even be observed and catered for.
The federal government hopes the brand new platform will assist casual staff reside higher and have stronger safety sooner or later.
