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The border conflict between Phnom Penh and Bangkok has led hundreds of thousands of Cambodian workers to leave Thailand, destabilizing the country's economy.
Conflict sees exodus of needed workers
At least 300,000 registered Cambodian migrant workers have returned to their home country amid border tensions, prompting growing fears of labour shortages in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, especially in border provinces, according to the Migrant Working Group (MWG).
Yangon, August 9, 2019: Aesay Ko Ye Min, a Burmese migrant worker in Thailand, said that there is an urgent need for new workers to fill the vacancies in Thailand and that the opening of a new bank is close. The conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has caused many Cambodian workers to return home, and the Thai Ministry of Labor has officially issued a letter stating that there is an urgent need for 42,000 workers, according to people working o…
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