Phnom Penh: The Royal Government, led by the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, has made great efforts to collect and publicize all forms of job opportunities to provide tens of thousands of job opportunities to former Cambodian workers who have returned from Thailand, with most former workers seizing job opportunities through job forums at their localities, calling 1297, job fairs in cities, and many other forms of media.
In particular, there are a small number of former workers who still want to return to work in Thailand, despite being insulted, looked down upon, used violence and abused in various ways by Thais. Around these arguments, economic experts have raised three factors that make Cambodian workers continue to migrate to Thailand illegally.
Dr. Ki Sereydhan, an economist at the Royal Academy of Cambodia, believes that “1. The habits of people who used to live in their own country and living in their own country make them unaccustomed, making it difficult for them to live. 2. Their understanding is that they still understand that working abroad is more beneficial than working in the country, and 3. “The recruitment of workers by middlemen plays a key role in attracting workers to work abroad to earn wages in countries with a shortage of labor.”
The doctor added that village and commune authorities, such as the Royal Government, who are the indirect guardians of the people, must help encourage them to live in the village, do work in the village, and build relationships with them so that they can live in the village and do their work in the village.
In addition, the doctor emphasized that the village head, commune chief, and commune chief have a very important role in providing warmth to the people in the village. This includes contributing to increasing domestic production resources rather than encouraging them to work abroad, which is an important part of promoting the national economy by creating jobs, increasing income, and attracting additional foreign investment for Cambodia.
According to the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training, the Royal Government’s response and intervention mechanism for Cambodian workers and citizens returning to Cambodia has been systematically and phased to ensure safe return, reduce the burden of costs, access to information on job and training opportunities, access to employment, decent income and social protection, prevent and reduce the risk of returning to Thailand, potentially support local industries and promote economic growth.
The Ministry of Labor has facilitated the crossing of borders for workers and citizens, providing them with warm hospitality, food, and transportation to their hometowns. Create a campaign to register workers to match them with jobs and send them to training courses and fill out information according to Article 1297, as well as create a campaign to collect information on job and training opportunities.
It should be recalled that for more than a year, the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand, which began in mid-May 2025, has strained relations. The conflict between the two countries has affected the return of more than 77 million Cambodian migrant workers, of whom 650,000 have found work in the country.
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