PhnomPenhPost-June 6, 2022
More than 15,000 legal Cambodian migrant workers have entered Thailand for work in the first five months of this year, with the number likely to increase after the neighboring country relaxed procedures as the Covid-19 situation eases. An Bun Hak, president of the Manpower Association of Cambodia (MAC), told The Post on June 6 that the workers have been sent via recruitment agencies licensed by the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training. Most of them worked in agriculture, food factories, machine industries and services, and could earn between $500 to $600 depending on the nature of the work and overtime, he noted. Bun Hak said the numbers would keep increasing with the border having reopened and Thailand easing the procedure for Cambodian workers. He added that migrant workers going to Thailand who were not skilled workers would have to wait around one month to be processed, and would need a day’s training ahead of travelling on issues such as working conditions and contracts. The training from labor ministry officials covered topics such as contracts in Thailand, responsibilities, work accidents and dispute procedures, as well as instructing them to fully follow all the laws, he said. According to the labor ministry, Cambodia currently has 1,220,197 migrants working in Thailand in construction, agriculture, fisheries and food factories. Read more at: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/migrant-workers-thailand-total-over-15000-first-5-months-year
