Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. Working and employment conditions in the agriculture sector in Thailand: A survey of migrants working on Thai sugarcane, rubber, oil palm and maize farms

    Thailand's agriculture sector increasingly depends on migrant workers from Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Myanmar. This report, based on a survey of migrant workers and interviews with migrant workers and key informants, sheds light on the situation of migrant workers in this sector. It identifies gaps in policies and practices and provides a set of recommendations.

  2. National consultation workshop on Start.Coop in Cambodia

    A national consultation workshop on ILO’s Start.Coop training tool was organized with over 64 officials from the government and civil society organizations that support the development of agricultural cooperatives.

  3. Think.COOP introduced nationally for Cambodian agriculture cooperatives

    The national consultation workshop on Think.COOP was organized on the 7th and 8th of November 2018 in Phnom Penh, with participants from all of Cambodia’s 25 provinces and a municipality.

  4. © S.D. McCourtie / World Bank 2024
    Asia-Pacific on the road to middle-class employment

    A recent ILO study shows that despite robust economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, millions of people are still living under or just above the poverty line.