‘Starting from zero’: Returnees from Thailand still struggle to find stable jobs

16 June 2026
CamboJA
Government / Human rights / Social development
Migrant Workers

The 40-year-old former migrant worker had registered with government employment programs after returning from Thailand last year. But the jobs were on banana plantations in Cambodia’s remote northeastern provinces, far from the elderly mother and nephew who depend on him. …

 Seoung Nimol and Try Thaney
https://cambojanews.com/starting-from-zero-returnees-from-thailand-still-struggle-to-find-stable-jobs/

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