World Caf Towards Employment Security in Cambodia Phnom

World Café Towards Employment Security in Cambodia Phnom Penh, 2 November 2011

Objective of today’s work group O To assess the employment situation in Cambodia in comparison to the 4 objectives • CREATION OF GOOD • FINDING JOBS & ENTERPRISES THAT FINDING GENERATE EMPLOYEES SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT • WORKING ENOUGH AND WITH SUFFICIENT INCOME • BEING EDUCATED, TRAINED DURING ALL LIFE Enabling environment for sustainable enterprises Income security while working Accessing training and skills development Enabling environment for job placement & recruitment of employees O To share data, ideas and recommendations

How ? The World Café OF ❶CREATION GOOD O 4 groups ENTERPRISES THAT GENERATE SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT BEING EDUCATE D, TRAINED DURING ALL LIFE ❹ ❷ FINDING JOBS & FINDING EMPLOYE ES WORKING ENOUGH AND WITH SUFFICIEN T INCOME ❸ O 4 cafés corresponding to the 4 objectives O Each group spends 30 mins in each café and then moves to the next one

How ? The World Café

What ? Subjects of discussions in each café O What are the existing provisions to ensure the objective ? O Existing schemes O Strategy of the government O What are the gaps ? O Which recommendations would you make to reach the objective? O What are the existing indicators that measure the situation ? → Complete the employment matrix

What ? Complete the employment matrix Objective Enabling environment for sustainable enterprises Enabling environment for job placement & recruitment of employees Income security while working Accessing training and skills development Indicators Existing provisions • Description of situation & evolution • Systems/schemes • Access to services • Policies Gaps and issues

Objective Indicators Existing provisions • Description of situation & evolution • Policies Enabling Number of registered enterprises (code of commerce…) exemption, subsidies for creation of enterprises, … environment Number of vulnerable enterprises (family, sub-contracting, Tax • Systems/schemes for sustainable …) Structures to support Enterprise creation and development • Access to services: (chamber of commerce, maison de l’entrepreneur, etc. ) enterprises Enabling environment for job placement & recruitment of employees Availability of credit and other services for enterprises, Coverage (geographic, sectors) Employers’ counselling and network for corporate management and good governance • Description of situation & evolution Labour demand supply: (1) Employment-to-population ratio ; (2) Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers (as a proxy for informal employment); (3) Unemployment rate Labour & supply shortages • Access to services availability & efficiency of job placements services (number of vacancies & placements, number of staff), coverage (geographic, sex, sectors, age, vulnerable groups…) • Policies Full employment policy • Systems/schemes Labour market information system Institutional structures to support job placement • Description of situation & evolution Income of minimum wage security while Level Underemployment rates working Number of working poor • Policies Existence and enforcement of minimum wage • Systems/schemes: Schemes to provide income security while searching a new job Income support for graduated students to search a first job Schemes to provide employment guarantee (PWPs…) Accessing training and skills development • Policies Education & skills development policies • Systems/schemes Existing structures/programmes for each level of education and training in the public and private sector Public-Private Partnerships among education and vocational training centers. Level of enforcement of minimum wage (nb of enterprises? ) • Access to services Coverage (geographic, sex, skills, sectors…) • Description of situation & evolution: Number of years of compulsory education… • Access to services: Basic education (coverage - geographic, sex … - and adequacy) Voc training (coverage - geographic, sex, age, specific vulnerable groups … - and adequacy) Gaps and issues

Who ? The café managers O Sustainable enterprises : O Finding jobs & finding employees : O Income security : O Education and training :

When ? Time management Introduction : what is the world café ? 15 mins World café 30 min x 4 = 2 hours The Coffee Managers report the discussions in their café 30 mins