PHNOM PENH, Oct 12 (NNN-AKP) – A total of 1.3 million overseas Cambodian labourers sent home 2.63 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, Labour Ministry’s Secretary of State, Heng Sour, said yesterday.
Speaking during a press conference here, Sour said, the remittances are expected to rise to 2.72 billion dollars in 2022.
“Migrant workers have become a key catalyst for our economic growth,” he said. “They have brought not only money to their family members, but also expertise and experience for national development.”
According to Sour, most of the labourers work in Thailand, and the rest are in South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Saudi Arabia.– NNN-AKP
