Background
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) conducts localized job forums that combine employer recruitment, skills training and social-security outreach to increase access to formal employment. The ministry uses on-site registration and interviews to enable direct hiring and to publicize vocational training (TVET) and social-security entitlements.
The MLVT presented 3,800 job openings and social-security information in Kamchay Mear district, Prey Veng province on 1 August 2026 to over 600 local residents. The ministry has implemented a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process across eight construction trades to provide formal skill certification for workers.
Key Developments
MLVT’s forum in Prey Veng combined recruitment offers from factories and companies with promotion of TVET courses and social-security benefits (ប.ស.ស.). Organizers reported that attendees included returning migrant workers from Thailand and youth seeking employment. Employers present ranged from agro-industrial firms to garment and manufacturing factories, and some firms also offered placement channels to Japan.
Institutional Role
The MLVT is positioning job forums as an operational mechanism that links provincial training providers, employers and social-insurance services. Free technical training options were publicized at the provincial multi-technical institute and via mobile training units, covering skills such as construction, engine and machinery repair, electrical work, refrigeration, baking, coffee roasting and salon services. Completion of training or RPL certification is intended to support formal hiring and wage eligibility.
Operational Implications
Jobseekers can register and be interviewed on site at MLVT forums and may obtain immediate hiring offers from participating employers. Attendees were advised to verify overseas recruiters and to use official hotlines for assistance: 1297 for job-matching services and 1286 for social-security inquiries. MLVT also emphasized pregnancy checkups, health-care support and cash assistance for children under two as elements of the social-security information provided at the forum.
Official Source
Source: Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) Facebook post, 1 August 2026. Original post provided details of the Prey Veng job forum and participating employers.
