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Facebook Cambodia Civic Insights 2015
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: The Asia FoundationFrom November 1 to November 30, 2015, The Asia Foundation’s Cambodia Social Media Civic Insights Team followed seven media pages, two politicians, three government agencies and two political parties’ Facebook pages. The pages were selected to sample civic discussions on Facebook in Cambodia.
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Road Safety Report 2015: Cambodia
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) & International Transport Forum (ITF)Rapid increases in motorisation and large numbers of young people have resulted in steadily increasing road fatalities in Cambodia. Road deaths rose 51% between 2006 and 2014. Road crashes disproportionately affect the most vulnerable road users. Motorcycles make up 80% of registered vehicles and account for nearly 70% of fatalities. The Royal Government of Cambodia has committed to a national road safety action plan to reduce road fatalities by 50% in 2020.
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Analysis on Draft Trade Union Law
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL)The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) analysis focused solely on the freedoms of association, assembly and expression. This preliminary analysis concluded that there are a number of problems with the Draft TUL.
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Making the Economic Case for Safe Schools
Publication Year: 2014 / Sources: Plan InternationalThe purpose of this report is to investigate the economic argument for investing in safe schools. The report specifically looks at evidence around the three pillars of the Comprehensive Safe Schools Framework (CSSF), namely: 1) safe learning facilities; 2) school disaster management; and 3) risk reduction and resilience education.
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Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Cambodia
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: Asian Development Bank (ADB)Women’s economic empowerment is essential for more inclusive growth in Cambodia. This study takes stock of the major gender issues in the Cambodian economy seen through the lens of women’s participation, benefit, and agency—the three prerequisites for a fairer distribution of the benefits of growth. It examines trends in the labor market and obstacles to women’s economic empowerment, particularly in agriculture, business development, and wage employment.
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