[Excerpt] This country assessment represents the first case study undertaken by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State as part of the U.S. government’s new engagement in a cross-sectoral approach to the labor sector. A technical paper that defines and details each component of the labor enabling environment has been drafted and vetted before a forum of labor organizations in Washington, DC, and is being finalized. An assessment guide is being prepared that will assist country teams in the undertaking of field labor assessments. This Cambodia assessment represents, therefore, the first opportunity to field-test the emerging conceptual framework.