Background
The General Department of Immigration (GDI) conducts on-site inspections to monitor compliance with Cambodia’s law on foreign labour by reviewing employer records, worker documentation and workplace conditions. GDI deploys mixed inspection teams that operate across provincial jurisdictions to assess companies, factories and enterprises for adherence to foreign labour requirements.
On 5 October 2026, GDI teams inspected 19 sites and reviewed 137 foreign workers, including 43 women, representing 11 nationalities in Kandal, Takeo, Kampong Cham, Tbong Khmum and Mondulkiri provinces. Workplace inspections are a governance mechanism used to verify legal status, work permits and employer obligations under Cambodia’s foreign labour framework.
Key Developments
The operation targeted private-sector workplaces across five provinces and documented the presence and demographic breakdown of foreign workers on-site. The inspection data provide a contemporaneous record of where foreign labour is concentrated and the scale of cross-provincial inspection activity by the immigration authority.
Enforcement Actions
Inspection teams executed verification activities at each identified site, recording the number of foreign workers present and their nationalities. The teams’ checks focused on the implementation of the Law on Foreign Labour as applied to employers and workplaces in the visited locations.
Compliance Implications
Employers of foreign workers are within the scope of immigration-led workplace inspections and should maintain up-to-date documentation for employees and employer obligations under Cambodian foreign labour rules. Records from province-level inspections serve as administrative reference points for future compliance assessments and inter-agency coordination.
Source
Report and operation details published by the General Department of Immigration via their social media accounts and official website (GDI).
