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Workers rights drop-in centres
Cambodia
N/A
Ongoing
Keywords
Education (adult)
Project description
United Sisterhood Alliance in Cambodia run five drop-in centres across Phnom Penh, with funding and support from the International Women's Development Agency (which is itself partly funded by DFAT's Australian NGO Cooperation Program).
The centres provide a safe space for garment workers (90% of whom are women) to learn about and advocate for their workplace rights. The drop-in centres provide a safe space for women workers to come together to build knowledge, confidence and power - amplifying their call for fair pay and conditions. The centres also provide access to critical services such as healthcare and training opportunities.
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Unions & fair employment
Skills training
Project details
Umbrella programme
Accountable Org(s)
United Sisterhood Alliance
Funding Org(s)
International Women's Development Agency; Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
United Sisterhood Alliance
Project contact
United Sisterhood Alliance, Building # 3-4, Street 339, Boeng Kak I Commune, Tuol Kork District, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
$
N/A
Project website
https://wic.unitedsisterhood.org/?page=detail&menu1=218&ctype=article&id=218&lg=en
https://iwda.org.au/united-sisterhood-alliance/
https://iwda.org.au/cambodia/
https://www.unitedsisterhood.org/?page=doc&did=19&lg=en
D-Portal link
Project evaluation
Evaluation source
Programme outputs can be found in the United Sisterhood Alliance annual reports, the latest one being the 2016 calendar year.
Evaluation methodology
Quantitative
Programme targets
N/A
Results achieved
-Six Drop in Centers conducted 120 workshops with 734 garment workers (243 identified as new
workers). The sessions focused on labour law, analysis of rental room law, salary tax calculation, and access to electricity, maternity leave, work suspension, living wage, and new scheme of healthcare insurance under the national social security fund (NSSF), reproductive health and women's rights.
- 71 garment workers (include 12 children and community members) at six (6) DICs attended English and Khmer classes. The class run two days per week. Three (3) workers can speak English at the workplace, and one worker had upgraded her job from general workers to Quality Assistant in her factory because of her English language.
- 144 women workers from 8 DICs attended the local consultation to review and analysis of the rental law, announcement of electricity connection and fee, village/commune safety and
healthcare.
- Drop in Centers were used by three local unions to discuss union work. DIC teams also provided advice to local union leaders on how to facilitate discussion and training sessions with their members
- MB conducted outreach to women workers at drop in centers area of garment and sex workers and able to
reach about 300 workers (90% are women). Four mini performance are organized in garment workers drop in
centers with 10 to 20 workers each performance. The performance allowed MB to have better understanding
the situation of women workers (living and working conditions), and to support WIC and WNU in engaging more workers through art.
Targets met?
N/A
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