NSSF Workshop - Role of the Health Care Division

HIP was invited to make a presentation on its main findings on Friday March 4th 2011 for the first Operational Workshop of the NSSF (National Social Security Fund) to prepare the implementation of the health component. This meeting focused on the organization of the future branch.
This meeting gathered different social protection experts for bi-lateral or international organizations (GTZ, ILO), line ministries including Ministry of Finance, Labor and Vocational Training and Health and staff from the NSSF.

From left to right: Mrs. Nina Siegert (CIM Technical Assistant for NSSF for civil servants), Bernd Schram (GTZ Cambodia), Mr. Ouk Samvithyea (Director of the NSSF - MoLVT), Dr. Som Sophorn (Deputy Director of the NSSF - MoLVT), Mr. Michael Stahl (CIM Technical Assistant for NSSF private sector) and Mr. Bun Samnang (Ministry of Health).

Photo Contest Online

All the team works for the photo contest that took place in December are now on this short video:

Cambodian Garment Sector makes the front page

The March Edition of Asia Life, the Cambodian monthly free magazine, put the Cambodian garment industry on the front page!

Kevin Plenty, Quantum Clothing factory manager, one of HIP partner factories, presents its achievements and  the benefits given to its workers including health insurance:
"Quantum offers workers incentives, including English lessons for interested employees. Over a hundred workers currently receive two hours of tuition per week, and a new class will begin the course in the next six months.
Free healthcare is another benefit. Through a micro health insurance scheme operated by French NGO GRET, Quantum ensures that all workers have access to seven public health facilities, additional to the in-house medical clinic required by labour law.
A total of 5,000 workers are enrolled in the Health Insurance Project, with Quantum as the sole factory to have 100 percent worker inclusion. Whereas factories are responsible for half the monthly cost, a sum of 80 cents with workers paying the remainder, Quantum covers the entire US$1.60.
“We try to make sure that when they come in to work, all they’re thinking about is their work,” explains Plenty."

Night Registrations

At Suntex, one fourth of the workers work during the night...
To register the night workers, Suntex let HIP enter the factory and organize Night Registration Sessions over 3 days from March 2nd to March 4th...
200 new workers came to join...
At 8 pm, HIP team arrives in the factory to have time to prepare the Night Session - Banners, videos, sound system, T-shirts, etc... in the factory canteen...

At 9 pm, workers started to arrive at the canteen for their break... And came to register to HIP, took a picture and fill in some information...

During registration, HIP team organized animations in the factory: video watching from "Precious Girl Competition" organized by ILO, games, music... And finally Suntex workers started to dance!

Risk Pooling and Insurance Education - Treasury Pot Game

One or twice a month, during HIP visits to the garment factories, the team plays the Treasury Pot Game with a small group of workers to enable them to understand the advantages of health insurance.
This game has been developped by the Microinsurance Academy (MIA).

To understand the game, you can see a demonstration below:

Thaipore - One Year and a Half - Management Message

After one year and a half of working with HIP, Mr. Roger Tan, Thaipore manager, gives us his feedback on his experience: "I am happy to share with you the experience our factory enjoyed in participating in the HIP programme since the onset.

The comprehensive medical cover that HIP has to offer for the little joint (both workers and management) monetary contribution per month is indeed commendable.

Our workers in particular has found the little sacrifice they made has brought about much comfort in knowing that they will be protected and not be neglected should they be inflicted with health and medical problems. This protection allows them to concentrate on they work and consequently their efficiency and productivity improved.

I would like to congratulate HIP for the good work done over the years and I am sure that this experience will eventually help the Cambodia government to successfully implement their policy when the time comes."

Thaipore has been enrolled for the longest time with HIP, one year and a half.

In 2010 only for Thaipore, for an average of 600 workers insured, HIP covered for:

- 30 deliveries, 

- 40 surgeries or hospitalizations,

- 1,400 consultations.

GMAC Annual Report

HIP will publish an article about 2010 achievements in the 2010 GMAC Annual Report!