the significant events were the transfer of French administration to the Cambodian government
and the establishment of various other laws to broaden the scope of the existing labor
law.4 From 1970 to 1975, the Khmer Republic amended the existing Cambodian Labor law,
drafted a new labor law, and joined the International Labor Organization5. From 1979 to
1992, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Disable Veterans was established by Decree No.
19 Kr. Ch of March 5, 1985 and the new labor law was promulgated by Decree No.99 Kr
of October 13, 1992.6 From 1993 to the present, a number of labor laws and regulations
such as the 1997 Labor Law7, and the 2002 Law on Social Security have been created,
and conventions of the International Labor Organization have been ratified to meet the
demands of Cambodia’s market economy.