Gov’t launches campaign to stop child labour

The government has made the goal of eliminating child labour in Cambodia a priority and has called on relevant authorities to prevent children from working in the handicrafts industry, brickworks and agro-industry.

Sokhom Chenda, director of the Siem Reap Provincial Department of Labour and Vocational Training, said yesterday that using children in certain industries still exists, while some children accompany their parents to work to make life easier for the family.

“Child labour in Siem Reap has been declining, but I have noticed that some brickworks seem unaware that children are working for their company as many children accompany their parents to work to help them,” Chenda said. He added that in Siem Reap province, children are placing themselves in danger when they accompany parents to work and help them with their job.

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