Number of migrant workers sent abroad drops by 80 percent

The number of migrant workers sent to host countries last year dropped by about 80 percent compared with 2018 and possible reasons include better job prospects in the Kingdom and fear of abuse when abroad.

In its annual report, the Labour Ministry said it sent 68,040 Cambodian workers, including 28,201 women, to work in Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. “In 2018, the ministry sent 342,154 workers to work abroad so the number has dropped by 80.1 percent,” it said.

The report said 57,823 workers were sent to Thailand, 5,938 to South of Korea, 3,945 to Japan, 135 to Singapore, 72 to Hong Kong, 69 to Malaysia and 58 to Saudi Arabia. It added the number of workers sent to Thailand last year decreased by 82.6 percent and 52.9 percent fewer went to Singapore.

“There were 333,872 workers who were sent to Thailand and the 287 to Singapore in 2018,” the report said.

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