CAMKID-DGD 22-26 SP and Labour Rights

About this project

In agri-food sector, The job is unstable owing to non-standard employment patterns, depending on the type of economic activity: daily contract, seasonal, irregular, or short-term contract. This is due to the fact that the majority of them are located in rural areas where they dodge labor inspection. In the province of Bokeo, daily salaries are paid to around 80% of the employees who work withindustrial crops (banana, watermelon, and soybean). Most jobs are underpaid, lack a legal income while works exactly in long hours,and are risky since they include the use of harmful chemicals (insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides) that can have an impact onhealth and family economy, and not recognize by the employers (in agri-food sector) and do not consider themselves as the formal workers, generating profit is the priority over health and safety of the workers. Most of the workers still lack knowledge and understanding of the legislation on employment, wages and labor laws, including the protection of rights and benefits. Workers in the banana crops, watermelon plantations, many of them work as contractors but not hired as labor contracts. They are a group of illiterate people who are unable to bargain for better working conditions. It is difficult for them to find work because it is expensive and isnot handled by employers or businesses, which is especially true for individuals who have recently migrated and are unfamiliar withthe area. A few people are forced to leave the banana…

Published by

Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Laos

Sectors

Democratic participation and civil societyAgricultural policy and administrative management

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07106-05:LA.

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