By: Chea Chantha

Abstract

Analytic text of labor force in three suburban districts of Phnom Penh reflects the character of labor forces and contribution in the development of Phnom Penh suburban areas.

The study subject is to seek awareness of economically active population and economically inactive population, analysis of economic situation, incomes, type of employments, experiences, education, skills, migration and reasons for migration. The study shows outcome of some analysis available for us to regulate development plan following each section or lay out suitable tactics for discussion and settlement of needy requirements relevant to the work forces and employments.

Unemployment, professional lack, bad-paid jobs and most labor forces have not been trained for any skill at all; that is the facing issue to be handled. Frequently, the consequences of unemployment mainly take place in the cities result from the quick growth of population, especially the growth of displaced people from rural areas as most of them are unskilled. Settlement of these issues is even more difficult because of fast growth of labor forces resulted from participation of batch originated during 1980s. The study heavily focuses on the displace labor forces to the suburban areas of Phnom Penh in order for employments.

The participation rate always related to the field of each economic activity in provinces/cities throughout the Kingdom of Cambodia. However, suburban districts of Phnom Penh include economic activities both agriculture, industry and services. In 1998 the participation population was approximately 181,932 or 67.4% of the total population aged from 15 up. The participation rate of men was higher than women. The remarkably main factor was due to most of women were in charge of house works and not regarded as economic activity. Although most women have been employed at suburban garment factories of Phnom Penh, there has not been signal higher participation rate of women than men yet.

Referring to the study result, unemployment in suburban areas of Phnom Penh is not caused by their illiteracy at all. Most workers are low educated and not trained for any skill as well. Basing on the work experiences, workers are able to find jobs following to their professional level or capacity and due to each kind of jobs; but those jobs are done by forces and bad-paid. Most workers are specialized in agriculture, forestry and fishery, which prove that they are displaced ones to the towns for employment.

Institution: Royal Academy of Cambodia

Supervisor: Mrs. Ou Vuddy (Ph.D)

Degree: Master of Geography