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Cambodia Country Report - Social Security - April 2017
Cambodia Country Report - Social Security - April 2017
Cambodia Country Report - Social Security - April 2017
Country Report
CAMBODIA SOCIAL SECURITY
Brief summary of Cambodia country profile, history
of country social security, national social security
schemes and rehabilitation services.
COUNTRY REPORT
CAMBODIA SOCIAL SECURITY
Table of Contents
Abbreviation List .......................................................................................................................................................... 2
I. CAMBODIA ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OVERVIEW ...................................................................................... 3
1.1. Cambodia Country Profile ................................................................................................................................ 3
1.2. Demography ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3. Economic Update ................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.4. Health and Education ........................................................................................................................................ 4
1.5. Labour Force and Employement ................................................................................................................... 5
II. SOCIAL SECURITY IN CAMBODIA .................................................................................................................... 6
2.1. Laws and Legal Documents promoting Social Security in Cambodia ........................................... 6
2.2. National Social Security Fund (NSSF) ......................................................................................................... 7
2.3. Employment Injury Insurance (EII) ............................................................................................................. 8
2.4. Health Insurance Scheme .............................................................................................................................. 10
2.5. Challenges and Future Plan .......................................................................................................................... 11
III. REHABILITATION SERVICES ........................................................................................................................ 12
3.1. General Rehabilitation in Cambodia ........................................................................................................ 12
3.2. NSSF Rehabilitation Services ....................................................................................................................... 12
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
Abbreviation List
GMAC : Garment Manufacturing Association of Cambodia
MoLVT : Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
NSSF : National Social Security Fund
RGC : Royal Government of Cambodia
UNICEF : United Nations Children’s Fund
WHO : World Health Organization
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1.2. Demography
Based on the United Nations Department of
Economic and Social Affair, as of 2016,
Cambodia has an estimated population of
about 15.8 million people, of which more
than 51% is under 25 years old, and more
than 50% are female.
Percentage of population by ages:
0-14 years : 31.4%
15-24 years : 19.7%
25-54 years : 39.6%
55-64 years : 5.2%
Over 65 years : 4.04%
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Figure 1: Cambodia GDP Growth Rate
According to preliminary
estimates, economic growth
slightly eased to 6.9 percent in
2016, compared to 7 percent
in 2015. However, it is
expected to remain strong
over the next two years as
recovering tourism activity
coupled with fiscal expansion
compensate for some moder-
ation in garment exports and
construction growth.
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Asia has seen a strong growth in the middle class during the last decade. Cambodia’s has smaller
middle class with especially the upper middle class growing slower than the average for East Asia
and the Pacific: In East Asia and the Pacific 26% lived for US$2-4 a day and 12% for US$4-20 in 1999.
In 2008 33% lived for US$2-4 a day and 33% for US$4-20. In Cambodia 25% lived for US$2-4 a day
and 8.9% for US$4-20 in 2004.
Figure 2: Employment Rate (2012), Age and Sex Distribution
Source: ILO, Key Indicators of the Labour Market Database, Cambodia Labour Market
Profile 2012, Danish Trade Union, Council for International Development and
Cooperation
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Social security law was stipulated by the National Assembly in September 2002, which currently is
known as Law on Social Security Scheme for Pensions, defined by the provision of the Labour Law.
NSSF has been founded with a view to manage the protection of social security in conformity with
the National Law on Social Security and the Provisions of Social Security in pursuance of Sub-Decree
and has been implemented since late 2008.
Key Achievements
According to the Annual Report 2015, NSSF has implemented Phase I, Social Security Scheme on
Occupational Risk successfully and gained support from both national and sub-national levels.
By the end of 2015, NSSF has expanded the coverage of the occupational risk nationwide—It has
registered 7,796 enterprises with about 1 million workers, of which 70.7% are women.
(Source: NSSF, Annual Report 2016)
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Figure 4: Number of Work Injuries vs. Registered workers: 2014-2015
Employment Injury
An accident is considered to be employment injury, the accident inflicted on the body of the worker,
regardless of the cause, if it happens to a worker working or during the working hours, whether or
not the worker was fault; it is the accident inflicted on the body of the worker or an apprentice with
or without wage, who is working in whatever capacity or whatever place for an employer or manager
of an enterprise. The employment injury scheme covers the contingencies of (i) Accidents at Work,
(ii) Commuting Accident and (iii) Occupational Diseases.
Accident at Accident at work refers to the accident inflicted on the body of the employee
Workplace during working hours, regardless of the cause and employee’s fault.
Commuting Accident occurs along the direct route between the employee’s residence and
Accident workplace is considered as commuting accident.
Occupational Occupational disease arises out of the exposure to the harmful substances or
Disease hazardous condition in the processes. The employment Injury Scheme covers
an extensive list of occupational diseases, which is expanded with the discovery
of new diseases.
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‘Employees registration’ by clarifying about the number of all employees in the report. The report of
number of employees sent to the NSSF shall be done by ‘Paper Form’ or ‘Electronic Form’ with the
sending letter signed by manager of enterprise.
In the first phase of the process of NSSF, registration of enterprises shall apply only for enterprise/
establishment with 8 or more employees.
Contribution: Every employer or owner of enterprises/establishment registered with the National
Social Security Fund (NSSF) and having from 8 employees shall have a compulsory to pay
contributions for occupational risks to NSSF. Workmen Compensation Contribution is a separate
compulsory of employer or owner of enterprise/establishment. Workers/employees are not obliged
to pay such contributions.
Belong to the first step of implementation, a uniform contribution rate is applied regardless of the
risks or hazards in the establishment or in the industry to which the establishment belongs. The
monthly wage for contribution payment starts from (200,000 Riels, approximately USD 50 up to
1,000,001 Riels approximately UDS 250). Calculation of contribution rate for occupational risks is an
agreeable rate which is determined by 0.8% (zero point eight) percent of average wage in the level
of monthly wage of employees.
The Benefits
Every employee of enterprises registered with the National Social Security Fund of the Ministry of
Labor and Vocational Training has the right to receiving benefits of Occupational Risks when they
sustain working accident. The benefits of Employment Injury Insurance include:
Emergency Service In case any work-related accident takes place within the work place, the
employer shall support the nearest emergency place and then dispatch
the victim to any hospital or clinic recognized by NSSF. Expenses over the
emergency care and dispatch are covered by the NSSF. In case accident
happening during commuting, the titular or employer can claim
reimbursement from NSSF for medical expenses.
Provision of Caring Employee sustaining working accident has the right to receiving
Services and treatment and hospitalization at hospital or poly-clinics recognized by
Treatment the NSSF for free.
Provision of daily For employment injury or commuting accident or occupational disease
allowance causing temporary disability, daily severance pay for temporary loss of
working ability shall be equal to 70% of daily average wage from the
second day after the date of accident. Daily severance pay for temporary
loss of working ability shall be given to the victim within 180 days at the
latest.
Benefits for Employee sustaining working accident causing permanent loss of
Permanent Loss of working ability less than 20% has the right to receiving the lump sum for
Working Ability loss of working ability. Employee sustaining working accident causing
loss of working ability from 20% and over has the right to compensation
for permanent loss of working ability. Employee sustaining working
accident causing 100% permanent loss of working ability has the right to
additional payment for his care taker. Additional payment for the care
taker is 50% of the pension of the victim.
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Payment for the Employee sustaining working accident causing 100% permanent loss of
Victim's Care Taker working ability has the right to additional payment for his care taker.
Additional payment for the care taker is 50% of the pension of the victim.
Contribution for In the case that the working accident results in death, those responsible
Funeral for the funeral shall receive the contribution of 1,000,000 Riels. This
contribution shall be directly given to the person in charge of funeral
management of the victim.
Survivors / Beneficiary benefit is pension made to the beneficiary of the victim. The
Beneficiary Benefit beneficiary has husband or wife, children or parents or elder people
under the victim charge.
Rehabilitation Service Employee sustaining working accident causing permanent loss of
working ability has the right to receiving tools or artificial limb as
determined by official doctor or doctor organized by the National Social
Security Fund and has the right to skills coordination service and
vocational training. More detail, see Section 3.
Background
The study of the health insurance scheme started in 2009 when the RGC allows GRET to implement
Health Insurance Project (HIP)—as a partnership with Ministry of Labor and vocational training and
GMAC, sponsored by AFD—to launch the pilot project of health care for garment workers, which is
borne by the National Social Security Fund in the aim of conducting survey and gaining the working
experience prior to national implementation.
In May 2013, the Governing Body of the NSSF decided unanimously on Organization of the
Implementation of Social Health Insurance (SHI Road Map) approved by both of ministries (under the
technics of Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training and the finance of Ministry of Economy and
Finance) with a view to implementing the Health Insurance Project (HIP) in late September 2013 which
is borne by the National Social Security Fund.
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The achievements of its effort, the Health Insurance Project (HIP) for 11 enterprises/ establishments
with 7,200 works was transferred to the NSSF on October 2013. Nowadays, the NSSF has been
organizing team work to go to the garment and footwear factories with a view to collecting the data of
workers for determining workers’ identity code precisely, managing conveniently, and gaining the
health care services with quality, transparency, accountability, and effectiveness for the
implementation of health care insurance in early 2015.
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1
The national and international NGO includes: Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Cambodia Trust (CT) Handicap
International Belgium (HIB) Handicap International France (HIF) and the Organization for Veterans
International Cambodia (VIC)
2
The 12 centers are located in some provinces, include: Preyveng, Takeo, Kampong Cham, Battambang,
Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Siem Reap, Preah Sihanouk, Kratie,
Kampong Speu and Kean Kleang
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• Cooperation with the ‘Benefit Division’ and ‘Policy Division’ to inspect work injuries and
provided rehabilitation services to 29 members
• Meeting with ‘People with Disabilities Foundation’, ‘Exceed’ Company, ‘Kean Kleang
National Rehabilitation Center’—to understand rehabilitation services and discuss the MOU
• Preparation of ‘Discharge Report’ for the work injury insurance
• Understanding Cambodia and International legislation and strategy to provide rehabilitation
services
• Development of 12 Case Studies on Rehabilitation Services: 08 cases about Injuries, 02 cases
about Centers, 02 cases about Hospital.
• Conduct management meeting and delegating decision on team work structure and
mechanism in Rehabilitation Services
• Documentation about relevant ministries, institutions, centers, organizations and private
companies providing rehabilitation services.
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REFERENCES
1. Annual Report of the National Social Security Fund 2016
2. Annual report of People with Disabilities Fund 2014
3. Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) 2010
4. Cambodia Economic Overview, World Bank, www.worldbank.org
5. Danish Trade Union, Council for International Development Cooperation,
Cambodia Market Profile, 2014
6. General population census of Cambodia, 2008
7. Macro-Economic Indicators, Ministry of Economic and Finance
8. National Child Mortality and Malnutrition (Food Insecurity Outcome) Maps.
UN World Food Programme, Retrieved 4 May 2008
9. Life Expectancy Leap 18 years, World Health Organization
10. The Constitutional Law of the Kingdom of Cambodia, 1993
11. The Labour Law, 2007
12. The Law on Social Security Schemes for Persons Defined by the Provisions of the
Labour Law, 2002
13. Prakas on Benefit of Occupational Risks
14. Prakas on Registration of Enterprise/establishment and Employees in the
National Social Security Fund.
15. Prakas On Determination of Contribution Rate and Procedure of Contribution
Payment for Occupational Risks
16. Sub-degree on the establishment of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) 2007
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