A/HRC/42/60/Add.1 63. A number of government initiatives seek to support women including maternity pay99 which is now being rolled out. However, reports received suggest that pregnant workers experience discrimination and arbitrary dismissal.100 64. Violence against women has been raised in previous reports. 101 A third National Action Plan to Prevent Violence Against Women 2019-2023 currently in preparation will continue addressing gaps and challenges.102 Given the emphasis on a sustainable violence prevention agenda in the SDGs and CSDGs, 103 further commitments are expected. Some sectors of women remain especially vulnerable to abuse: girls; elderly persons; LGBTIQ persons; women with disabilities; women in street situations; and women in specific areas of work, including sex-workers. 65. Women remain unequal in many areas of work. 104 Amongst the measures proposed by workers, trade unions and civil society organisations to improve labour conditions are: childcare facilities; one-stop service centre for victims of domestic violence, 105 a telephone reporting service and rehabilitation facilities centre for perpetrators of violence; addressing transport of garment sector workers given the prevalence of road traffic accidents; a minimum wage for domestic workers and those in the tourism sector; social protection for entertainment sector workers, street vendors and informal sector workers; and better protection of migrant workers.106 Registration of all workers with the National Social Security Fund would be one way to support women, particularly those in the informal and entertainment sectors. Prevention of harassment in the workplace must also be addressed. It is noted that Cambodia voted in favour of Convention no 190 concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work, at the ILO’s centennial conference in June 2019. It is recommended that this is followed by ratification then adoption of an implementation plan. More awareness-raising of the rights and dignity of women is needed.107 66. Migrant workers remain of concern. Women often leave their families to go abroad either as documented or undocumented workers. For those moving overseas arguably more should be done to ensure appropriate data monitoring including establishing data management systems, documenting the migrant workers and their workplaces and residences, establishing safe shelters for those with problems. The Special Rapporteur visited Sisophon and Poipet in Banteay Mancheay province in 2017 to better understand the impact of migration, especially on the children left behind. She has also received information from migrant workers and those researching on their experiences. Protection of domestic workers inside and outside Cambodia could be strengthened. The Royal Government has strengthened cooperation with the Royal Government of Thailand to address a number of issues common to Lao PDR, Myanmar and Cambodia as sending countries and Thailand as a receiving country. Cambodia has developed a labour centre for workers returned from Thailand (the Special Rapporteur learned of the early plans in 2017) and is developing a migrant worker monitoring database.108 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 18 A/HRC/39/73, para 54. Joint submission 15, available. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/UPRKHStakeholdersInfoS32.aspx at 4.39. A/HRC/33/62, paras 23-25, A/HRC/36/61, para 35, A/HRC/39/73, para 49. Second Action Plan 2014-2018 available https://cambodia.unfpa.org/en/publications/national-actionplan-prevent-violence-against-women-2014-2018. SDG targets 5.2; 5.3; 16.1; 16.2; CSDGs only address 5.2 and 5.3. Petition Requesting Resolution of 11 Priority Problems to Protect Workers’ Fundamental Rights and the Labour Market, Labour Day May 2019. The Ministry of Women’s Affairs is working with other departments to trial a one-stop service centre in hospitals in Steung Treng and Kampong Cham. Petition Requesting Resolution of 11 Priority Problems to Protect Workers’ Fundamental Rights and the Labour Market, Labour Day May 2019. A/HRC/33/62, para 27. General Department of Immigration, General Commissariat of National Police, Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the National Committee for Counter Trafficking.

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