The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training is the government authority in Cambodia responsible for labor administration, employment policy, vocational training, and the regulatory framework governing workforce development and industrial relations. Its mandate covers labor law implementation, workplace standards, employment conditions, skills development, labor market oversight, and compliance mechanisms affecting employers, workers, and training institutions across Cambodia. This page serves as a central hub for tracking policy updates, regulatory developments, governance measures, and enforcement activity related to labor regulation, vocational training oversight, employment compliance, and workforce administration in Cambodia.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training outlined labor service reforms, foreign work permit procedures, and TVET skills measures during the Cambodia Investment Forum 2026.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training reviewed TVET reform, work-based learning, and ASEAN labor mobility under the ASEAN-Swiss Technical and Vocational Education and Training Initiative. The meeting addressed skills recognition, certification standards, and workforce development cooperation involving Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, ASEAN institutions, Switzerland, employers, and industry representatives.
Cambodia's Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training launched a prior learning recognition program to certify the skills of former Cambodian migrant workers returning from Thailand. The labor and vocational training measure includes government-funded testing for eight construction trades.
Cambodia's Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and KOICA signed a skilled workforce development project to strengthen TVET institutions and align training with labor market demand in Cambodia and overseas. The labor and vocational training project will run from 2026 to 2030 and cover three selected TVET institutes.
Cambodia’s National Training Board met under the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training to review TVET quality, prior learning recognition, and a new education pathway pilot aligned with labor market needs. The discussion addresses labor governance and skills development policy linked to special economic zones, industrial parks, and secondary education.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training met construction companies and industry associations to prepare implementation of a skills recognition program for former migrant workers returning from Thailand. The labor policy initiative is intended to assess prior learning and convert work experience into formal certification aligned with market demand.
Cambodia labor policy was highlighted by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training as it linked human resource development, industrial relations, and skills training reform to business competitiveness in the AI era. The ministry said Cambodia is funding skills development and modernizing TVET to better align workforce training with industry demand.
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training met with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation to review cooperation on TVET governance, coordination, and skills development in Cambodia. MLVT also stated that prior learning recognition testing for former migrant workers returning from Thailand in eight construction occupations will begin on 24 April 2026.
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training held talks with Jungwon University of South Korea on potential bilateral cooperation in technical and vocational education and training. The discussion focused on skills development, human resource capacity, and the role of Cambodia's TVET system in linking job seekers, including poor households, to the labor market.
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing (Cambodia), Toyota (Cambodia), and the ministry’s JVC Technical Institute to establish a joint Toyota training center for automotive mechanical skills development. The cooperation covers internships, apprenticeships, teacher training support, curriculum consultation, knowledge and technology exchange, and graduate recruitment collaboration.
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