More Workers stopped From Entering Thailand
Police at border checkpoints have in the past weeks stopped more than 2,200 people in Banteay Meanchey province from crossing into Thailand to look for better paid work, officials said yesterday. The focus on Cambodian workers migrating to Thailand-many illegally-comes amid a shortage of labor at building sites in Cambodia, and in the country’s garment factories. … Moeun Tola, who is in charge of labor programs at a free legal aid organization, Community Legal Education Center, said that Cambodian workers are simply looking for better opportunities in Thailand where the minimum wage is about $300 per month, making it much more attractive than staying in Cambodia where Garment sector’s minimum wage- the only sector with such a set salary is about $80 per month. …
