UN supports Cambodia’s programme to take migrant workers home
Cambodian migrant workers wait for transport upon returning from Thailand in March. (Photo: Facebook/Khmer Times)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The UN has
announced that it will provide 1 million USD to a joint programme with the
Cambodian Government to support Cambodian migrant workers to return home.
The Khmer Times daily on July 15 quoted Cambodian Minister
of Interior SarKheng as saying that the six-month programme will be carried out
in BanteayMeanchey, Battambang and Siem Reap provinces.
The
programme is also to ensure the provision of necessary social and economic
services to the migrant workers as well as contribute to an effort to manage
and address impact caused by COVID-19 toward the migrant workers, he said.
If the programme is implemented successfully, the Cambodian Government may propose the financial addition from the UN for other localities.
From March 21 to July 13, more than 100,000 Cambodian migrant workers returned from Thailand./.