LFN-DGD 22-26 SP and Labour Rights

About this project

Farmers are said to perform the majority of the labor involved in producing food. The Lao PDR has a number of laws and policies in place to govern and advance farmworkers. All Lao residents, regardless of gender, are claimed to have the right to health insurance,the right to treatment, and the need to contribute to the National Health Insurance Fund, according to the law on social security. It has been observed that there are still a lot of farmers and workers who are unable to obtain social welfare and who do not participate in the health insurance system. Because there are still numerous restrictions, such as the inability to access to information on different policies as quickly as they should and the lack of detailed research and analysis of written information. The primary workers in the production of food are thought to be farmers. Lao PDR has a number of laws and policies in place to support and managethose who work as farmers, including the Labor Law, Social Security Law, Health Insurance Law,and the Law on Gender Representation. As a result, the Lao Farmers Network has a strategy to encourage and puts pressure on farmers to gain access to social protection policies, including social welfare work in informal labor groups that are farmers, especially to receive health insurance and access to health care, equally and universally. As well as generate knowledge about social protection with the intention and purpose of researching issues and studying solution, especially…

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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-07106-07:LA.

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