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Cambodia: Country Poverty Analysis 2014
Publication Year: Asian Development Bank / Sources: 2014Income poverty has fallen dramatically, but many families teeter only just above the poverty line. With a very large share of the population concentrated at the bottom of the income distribution, the poverty rate is highly sensitive to where the line is drawn. Vulnerability to poverty has increased, and urban poverty may be rising.
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Human Rights 2014: The Year in Review
Publication Year: 2015 / Sources: Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)January 2014 started bloody and violent as thousands of mixed security forces mobilized to ruthlessly suppress a global strike by garment workers for a rise in minimum wage as well as putting an end to the three-week long post-election protest by the opposition.
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Gender Road Map Guidebook
Publication Year: 2014 / Sources: Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC) & OxfamIn Cambodia there is widespread gender inequality. As a result of deeply entrenched gender norms, women and men are assigned specific roles, responsibilities and value, which prevent them from exercising their rights equally. Cambodian women continue to be relegated to a lower status than men, not only in their families and communities, but also in society at large.
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Gender Equality in the Labor Market in Cambodia
Publication Year: 2013 / Sources: International Labor Organization (ILO) & Asian Development Bank (ADB)The report comprises a gendered analysis of Cambodia’s labor market, policies, and legislation and provides recommendations for policies and legislation that have the potential to expand or improve employment and work opportunities for women in specific sectors in Cambodia. The report provides a summary of findings and recommendations that are specifically relevant for Cambodia from an analysis of gender equality and the labor markets in Cambodia.
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Women and Migration in Cambodia
Publication Year: 2013 / Sources: Ministry of PlanningMigration is an important trend in Cambodia and across Southeast Asia. Increasing numbers of Cambodian women are seeking employment and education opportunities in Phnom Penh, other urban and rural areas, or internationally. This report analyzes data from the Cambodian RuralUrban Migration Project, a nationally representative sample of 3,500 rural households with a migrant, 1,500 rural households without a migrant, and 1,000 recent migrants to Phnom Penh.
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