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JOINT PRAKAS NO. 257 REGARDING THE USE OF ENTERPRISE-COMPANY NAMES ON LETTERS, FILES, SIGNAGE DISPLAYS OR PUBLIC ADVERTISEMENTS DATED 11 SEPTEMBER 2019 BY THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND MINISTRY OF TOURISM (“JOINT PRAKAS”)

This Joint Prakas aims to regulate and maintain public order on the use of enterprise-company names on letters, files, signage displays or public advertisements in accordance with the registered name of the business in order to ensure the proper written form of an enterprise-company’s name and the proper use of the enterprise-company’s name on letters, files, signage displays or public advertisements displayed on Cambodian land, waters and airspace.

Moreover, registered enterprises-companies and merchants that have obtained business licenses must only use the name under which their business is registered on letters, files, signage displays or public advertisements in accordance with the following conditions:

  1. The name in Khmer is to be placed on the top row and must be double the size of the other languages.
  2. The translation of the name from one language to another is prohibited by law.

A working group will be established by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Tourism to monitor and advise on the use of names on letters, files, signage displays or public advertisements in accordance with applicable law.

 

LABOUR

THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING DETERMINES CERTAIN PROHIBITED TYPES OF OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS

Following recent public announcements in relation to the restriction on certain occupations and jobs for foreign nationals in Cambodia, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (“MLVT”) formally issued Prakas 360/19 Concerning Restrictions on Self-employed Foreign Nationals dated 28 August 2019 (“Prakas 360”).

Prakas 360 defines ‘self-employed’ as “a person who performs work or business on his/her own which is not related to wages or salary provided by employers or as stated under employment contracts.” With respect to this definition, the restrictions under Prakas 360 do not affect employees who receive wages or salary from employers or the state under an employment arrangement. Therefore, Prakas 360 only affects self-employed foreign nationals.

The following ten occupations/jobs are prohibited for self-employed foreign nationals:

  1. all kinds of commercial motor vehicle drivers such as: motorcycle drivers, motor-tricycle drivers, trailer-towing motorcycle drivers, four-wheel motor drivers, and passengers-goods transportation vehicle drivers;
  2. all types of mobile street vendors in public places;
  3. all kinds of massage in public places;
  4. haircutting, hairdressing or beauty care;
  5. shoe making, repair and polishing services;
  6. tailors;
  7. auto-mobile repair and mechanics;
  8. Khmer souvenir producers;
  9. Khmer musical instruments, arm bowls and Buddha statues producers; and
  10. cutting or polishing diamonds or precious stones.

The MLVT will not grant or renew work permits for foreign nationals who are in any of the jobs or occupations listed above.

 

Source: https://www.dfdl.com/resources/legal-and-tax-updates/cambodia-legal-update-october-2019/?fbclid=IwAR3OMKTz3J4w-aaqzJD2_Tsa1nlq_oJt_kKKr-VJjp8CFKcAqEuQRmqI3kw

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And a complete 180 
It would be interesting to see if they do the same with the online casinos.

 

https://cne.wtf/2019/10/06/banned-jobs-for-foreigners-order-revoked/

Banned Jobs For Foreigners Order Revoked

 

Phnom Penh: The Cambodian government is to revoke an order on permitted and banned jobs issued to foreigners more than a month ago.

According to a notice issued by Labor Minister on the 5th, the government decided to revoke the previous decision to ban foreigners from engaging in certain industries. Foreigners will be free to engage in any industry in Cambodia, including self-employment.

He explained that the decision was made because Cambodia needed foreigners’ expertise and technology in the service sector, and also considered the investment environment in Cambodia.

“Based on this, the Ministry of Labor decided to resume allowing foreigners to engage in any industry.”

He hopes that people, businesses, institutions and self-employed foreigners will pay attention to the above decisions issued by the Ministry of Labor.

Previously banned jobs are mostly effected the self-employed

The Ministry of Labor issued a circular in August prohibiting foreigners from engaging in more than 10 industries in Cambodia, including industries that are mostly self-employed (self-employed), such as taxis and tuk-tuk drivers, hairdressers, beauticians, street vendors, hawkers and small traders, etc.

Other banned industries include tailoring, car and tire repair, traditional Khmer craftsmen and goldsmiths.

The Ministry of Labor was emulating the neighboring countries such as Thailand and some countries to establish a “ban” for foreigners in certain jobs to protect the interests of their people.

Political commentators believe that the Cambodian economy is highly dependent on the “informal economy”. More than half of the country’s workforce is in “informal economy” services, including street vendors and tuk-tuk drivers. There are fears that foreigners could take these livlihoods from locals.

According to the latest economic census in Cambodia. There are a total of 5,500,134 commercial organizations across the country, of which nearly 80% are self-employed or only have one employee, 10% of commercial organizations have less than 10 emplyees.

There are only 786 companies with more than 100 employees and only 119 companies with more than 1,000 employees.

The order issued by the Ministry of Labor has also caused problems for some local companies and foreign employers, especially for service industries, as it is often difficult to hire local employees who meet the service requirements.

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