Economic woes back home for migrants
Publication date 07 January 2021 | 22:47 | ICT

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 early last year, more than 120,000 out of 1.2 million Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand have returned home, with many facing difficulties to sustain themselves and their families.

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