Designing the PEOPLE Service Phnom Penh, 4 November 2011

Objective of today’s group work O To assess the employment situation in Cambodia in comparison to the 4 objectives O To share information, data, ideas and recommendations MACRO- ENVIRONMENT FOR PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT Establishing macro- environment for productive employment FINDING JOBS & FINDING EMPLOYEES Enabling environment for job placement & recruitment of employees WORKING ENOUGH AND WITH SUFFICIENT INCOME Income security while working BEING EDUCATED, TRAINED DURING ALL LIFE Accessing training and skills development

How ? The World Café O 4 groups O 4 cafés corresponding to the 4 objectives O Each group spends 30mins in each café and then moves to the next one ESTABLISHING A MACRO- ENVIRONMENT FOR PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH FINDING JOBS & FINDING EMPLOYEES WORKING ENOUGH AND WITH SUFFICIENT INCOME BEING EDUCATED, TRAINED DURING ALL LIFE ❷ ❶ ❸ ❹

How ? The World Café

What ? Subjects of discussions in each café O What are the existing provisions to ensure the objective ? O Existing schemes O Strategy of the government O What are the existing indicators that measure the situation ? O What are the gaps ? O Which recommendations would you make to reach the objective? → Complete the employment matrix

What ? Complete the employment matrix ObjectiveExisting provisions IndicatorsGaps and issues Establishing a macro- environment that supports productive employment growth Systems/schemes Policies Description of situation & evolution Access to services Enabling environment for job placement & recruitment of employees Income security while working Accessing training and skills development

ObjectiveExisting provisionsIndicators Gaps and issues Establishing a macro- environment for productive employment growth Policies Tax exemption, subsidies for creation of enterprises, … Systems/schemes Structures to support Enterprise creation and development (chamber of commerce, maison de l’entrepreneur, etc.) Employers’ counselling and network for corporate management and good governance Description of situation & evolution Number of registered enterprises (code of commerce…) Number of vulnerable enterprises (family, sub-contracting, …) Access to services: Availability of credit and other services for enterprises, Coverage (geographic, sectors) Enabling environment for job placement & recruitment of employees Policies Full employment policy Systems/schemes Labour market information system Institutional structures to support job placement Description of situation & evolution Labour demand and supply: (1)Employment-to-population ratio ; (2)New entrance to the Labour market (3)Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers (as a proxy for informal employment); (4)Unemployment rate Labour & supply shortages Access to services availability & efficiency of job placements services (number of vacancies & placements, number of staff), coverage (geographic, sex, sectors, age, vulnerable groups…) Income security while working Policies Existence and enforcement of minimum wage Systems/schemes: Schemes to provide income security while searching a new job Income support for graduated students to search a first job Schemes to provide employment guarantee (PWPs…) Description of situation & evolution Level of minimum wage Underemployment rates Number of working poor Level of enforcement of minimum wage (nb of enterprises?) Access to services Coverage (geographic, sex, skills, sectors…) Accessing training and skills development Policies Education & skills development policies Systems/schemes Existing structures/programmes for each level of education and training in the public and private sector Public-Private Partnerships among education and vocational training centers. Description of situation & evolution Number of years of compulsory education… Access to services: Basic education (coverage - geographic, sex … - and adequacy) Vocational training (coverage - geographic, sex, age, specific vulnerable groups … - and adequacy)

Who ? The café managers O Macro-environment for productive employment: Helmut Schwarzer, Sukti Dasgupta O Finding jobs & finding employees : Makiko Matsumoto O Income security : Claire Harasty, Malika Ok O Training and skills development: Valerie Schmitt, Diane Taïeb

When ? Time management Introduction : what is the world café ? 15 mins World café 30 min x 4 = 2 hours The Coffee Managers report the discussions in their café 30 mins

Any questions ? Thank you!