The UN has declared that it will provide 1 million USD to join Cambodian Government programme to support the return home of Cambodian migrant workers.
On July 15, the Khmer Times Daily 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 to ensure 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 enforced 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.
