In Phnom Penh, an independent economic impact assessment report was released, recommending a comprehensive ban on asbestos in Cambodia.

In Cambodia, earning a living often comes at a high personal cost. Women are overrepresented in low-paid, insecure jobs where long hours, unsafe conditions and weak legal protections are common. For street vendors, factory and hospitality workers, or women carrying heavy loads on construction sites, basic rights are often out of reach.

Discrimination continues to push sex workers to the margins. ASVW is confronting this through public advocacy and alliances with other women’s and labour rights organisations.

Cambodia’s Minister of Health, His Excellency Prof. Chheang Ra, reaffirmed his commitment to leading the country toward a transition away from asbestos.

In Cambodia, sex workers face stigma, violence, and exclusion from even the most basic rights, such as healthcare, legal protection, and identity documents. The criminalisation of sex work not only strips women of legal recourse against abuse, but it also entrenches unsafe workplaces, police harassment, and exploitation by venue owners. At its core, criminalisation is a direct denial of workers’ rights.