Background
On 30 May 2026, Minister Heng Sour of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, accompanied by government representative Meng Hong from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), inspected the THACO AGRI production line in Snuol district, Kratie province. The visit included direct consultations with workers and review of wages, living conditions, health services and education access for employees and their families.
THACO AGRI confirmed that all employees are registered as members of the National Social Security Fund and that the company pays full contributions covering health care, occupational-risk benefits, and pension savings. The inspection was linked to an identified company need to recruit approximately 7,000 additional workers this year, with a recommended recruitment outreach focused on Tbong Khmum province through collaboration with the National Employment Agency (NEA).
Key Developments
Officials from the Ministry and NSSF conducted on-site checks of the production line and held face-to-face meetings with current and returning migrant workers to assess implementation of social-protection entitlements. The company reiterated its practice of enrolling workers in NSSF upon hire and contributing to the Fund’s healthcare, work-injury and pension components. Minister Heng Sour advised NSSF management to arrange direct membership-card issuance at farm sites to accelerate coverage for workers, particularly those recently returned from Thailand.
Institutional Role
The Ministry of Labour is responsible for workplace oversight, labour policy implementation and coordination with social-protection agencies; the NSSF administers contributory social insurance schemes, including health and occupational-risk benefits. The National Employment Agency functions as the operational partner for worker recruitment and placement, and was recommended as the channel to promote large-scale hiring from targeted provinces. These institutions operate under complementary mandates to align recruitment, registration and social-protection enrollment for formal-sector workers.
Operational Implications
The NSSF was instructed to increase field-level service delivery by issuing membership cards directly at employer sites and farms to reduce administrative delay for workers. For employers with rapid recruitment needs, collaboration with the NEA can streamline candidate outreach and selection while ensuring new hires are registered for social-protection contributions from the start of employment. Employers confirming full contribution payments create a recordable pathway for worker access to healthcare, occupational compensation and pension entitlements under the NSSF framework.
Official Source
Source: National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Facebook post, 30 May 2026 – https://www.facebook.com/nssfpage/posts/pfbid02n3yLRPYFzYXMwjc8pj17Li5nVJCg46JaFiuNuD61LmwYAR5hGP1ejza6vg8Uv3iVl
