Overseas Cambodian workers sent home US$2.7bil last year: minister

Cambodia’s Labour Minister Ith Samheng said here on Thursday (June 8) that some 1.3 million Cambodians have been working abroad, sending some US$2.7 billion in remittance back to their families in 2022.

The minister disclosed the figures during a get-together with more than 18,000 garment factory workers in central Kampong Chhnang province.

He said that about 1.2 million migrant labourers have been working in Thailand, 49,000 in South Korea, 22,000 in Malaysia, 19,000 in Japan, and some others in Singapore, China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Saudi Arabia.

In full: https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2023/06/08/overseas-cambodian-workers-sent-home-us27bil-last-year-minister

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