KAMPONG CHHNANG, Cambodia, June 8 (Xinhua) — Cambodia’s Labor Minister Ith Samheng mentioned right here on Thursday that some 1.3 million Cambodians have been working overseas, sending some 2.7 billion U.S. {dollars} in remittance again to their households in 2022.
The minister disclosed the figures throughout a get-together with greater than 18,000 garment manufacturing facility employees in central Kampong Chhnang province.
He mentioned that about 1.2 million migrant laborers have been working in Thailand, 49,000 in South Korea, 22,000 in Malaysia, 19,000 in Japan, and a few others in Singapore, China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Saudi Arabia.
“Migrant workers have brought not only remittances to their family members, but also expertise and experience for national development when they return home,” Samheng mentioned.
Cambodian employees in Thailand and Malaysia make a month-to-month minimal wage of 400 {dollars} and 300 {dollars}, respectively, he mentioned, including that these in South Korea and Japan earn 1,500 {dollars} and 1,400 {dollars} monthly, respectively.