Cambodia: Economic woes back home for returning Cambodians

Returning migrant workers on the border in Banteay Meanchey province. - The Phnom Penh Post/Asian News Network

PHNOM PENH, Jan 9 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Since the outbreak of Covid-19 early last year, more than 120,000 out of 1.2 million Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand have returned home, with many facing difficulties to sustain themselves and their families.

To ease the burden, the Ministry of Planning has encouraged returning migrants to apply for IDPoor cards with their local authorities. So far, however, only a small portion have applied to join the programme despite widespread hardships.