Lack of social protection could deepen poverty among returning migrants

4 September 2025
CamboJA
Economy and commerce / Government / Labor / Social development
border dispute / Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) / Cambodia-Thailand Border / immigrant workers / social protection

Without social protection, even short periods of unemployment will worsen living conditions for migrant households, research found, as 30% of them were already poor and in debt. …

 Seoung Nimol and Moun Liza
https://cambojanews.com/lack-of-social-protection-could-deepen-poverty-among-returning-migrants/

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