Pensions extended to workers in Thailand
Cambodian migrants in Thailand are to earn pension benefits as they work abroad.
Tag: migrant workers
Workers sent home from Malaysia
The Cambodian embassy in Malaysia this month repatriated nearly 20 more migrants who had gone to work in the country illegally.
Report looks at Asean migration
The movement of workers within Asean has increased significantly over the last 20 years.
IOM pledges support for migrant workers
The UN agency vows to continue to assist Cambodian people working abroad.
Legal status in sight for workers in Thailand
Cambodian workers in Thailand will be able to collect legal documents to legitimise their presence in the country.
Slow recruitment firm hit by migrant worker complaints
More than 100 migrant workers file complaints over sluggish processing at approved recruiter.
Migrant workers injured in Battambang crash
More than 10 migrant workers are injured in an accident when a van crashed into a tree.
Thai PM to help in drugs fight
General Prayut Chan-o-cha says that Thailand will help fund the construction of a drug rehab centre in Preah Sihanouk.
Malaysia next in bid to legalise migrant workers
A campaign to legalise migrant workers in Thailand could be repeated in Malaysia.
Migrants to gain legal status
The government is sending 360 officials to Thailand to implement a 100-day campaign to give migrant workers documents.
Asean, South Korea strengthen their ties
South Korea’s investment in Asean increased from $0.53 billion in 2000 to $5.1 billion, while its official development assistance to Asean rose to $418.9 million in 2016.
Workers repatriated from Malaysia
Eighteen Cambodian migrant workers are repatriated from Malaysia this week after being cheated by brokers to work abroad illegally.
Opposition pushes migrant vote reform
CNRP lawmakers suggest amendments allowing migrant workers to register and vote abroad.
Migrant worker brokers arrested
Police in Pailin province have arrested two suspects accused of brokering passage for migrant workers into Thailand.
200,000 migrant workers register in Thailand
The Ministry of Labour is releasing the number of migrants registering in Thailand.
Law blocks migrant workers from voting
The National Election Committee says current laws forbid out-of-country registration.
Campaign to legalise workers delayed
The Ministry of Labour confirms there is a delay in 100-day campaign to provide illegal migrant workers with proper documents.
12 duped migrant workers rescued
The Cambodian embassies in Malaysia and Vietnam rescue 12 migrants cheated by human traffickers with offers of well-paying jobs.
New crossing to Thailand in the works
Banteay Meanchey authorities to create a new border crossing into Thailand to alleviate heavy traffic at the Poipet International Checkpoint.
NEC to meet over migrants’ voting rights
The National Election Committee is meeting to discuss the registration of migrant workers.
Fake passport holders jailed in Thai court
Thailand sentences 10 Cambodians to prison for seeking employment on fake passports.
Domestic job market is healthy: Minister
Minister of Labour hits back at critics claiming workers migrating is sign of weak job market.
Migrants given six months to get legal
Labour Ministry releases a detailed schedule for illegal workers who remain in Thailand to aid them in gathering legal documentation.
Labour minister visits illegal workers in Thailand
The Labour Ministry estimates that 1.5 million Cambodians work in Thailand.
NGOs: Register migrant workers on voter list
Civil society organisations called for migrant workers to be included on the voter.
Halt migrant recruitment ads, radio stations told
The order follows a suggestion sent by the Labour Ministry last month.
The fisherman who cheated death
When Voeun Von overheard plots to kill him on a Thai fishing vessel, he decided he had a better chance of surviving in the ocean.
Ministers rally to help migrants
Foreign Affairs says it will support Cambodian migrants abroad, as workers continued to return home from Thailand.
Migrant workers injured in Thai crash
Thirteen returning Cambodian migrant workers have been hospitalised in Thailand.
Fake recruitment ads targeted
The Ministry of Labour requests action against fraudulent agencies recruiting migrant workers via radio advertisements.
