Research: Migration and remittances
“Migration and remittances mapping the sending channels and the management of remittances in Cambodia: the case of three provinces” studies the remittance behaviour of Cambodian migrant workers and the...
View ArticleSituation of the Left Behind
In a country where 50% of the population is under 25, to migrate abroad in search of decent work is, for many young Cambodians in rural areas, seen as the only option for exiting poverty. In fact,...
View ArticleA mother’s Testimony
Sarom’s husband left home 10 years ago to work in Thailand to provide for his family. She stayed in Cambodia to take care of her two children. “I am the oldest of five and I migrated when I was 13...
View ArticleThe mother of 12 grandchildren
All 5 children of Mrs. Ann are working in Thailand, undocumented. She stayed in Cambodia with her 70-year old sick husband and 12 grandchildren to take care of. Mrs. Ann Ann’s Story Mrs. Ann poses for...
View ArticleThe role of debt in Southeast Asia migrations. An IOM study
How debt and financial insecurity shape the potential for sustainable return of migrants in the South-East Asia? Trying to answer this question, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has...
View ArticleTo build a home in Thailand
“I would like to come back in Cambodia and open my own business, even if now it’s not possible because I don’t have enough money”. Mrs. Chan Thorn Chan Thorn’s success story Despite the difficulties,...
View ArticleIOM, Assessing migration patterns of Cambodian workers to Thailand
The Governments of Thailand and Cambodia should increase cooperation to expand the scope of their MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on labour migration, allowing also in the future the regularization...
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