By Im Navin
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
Click here to read the article in French
Workers in Cambodia are faced with a worldwide slowdown.
With the economic crisis, the number of jobs starts to plummet. “We are starting to face difficulties in sending our workers abroad because all the countries are affected by the crisis, consequently, the number of job offers decreases,” Um Mean, the Labor secretary of state, told Cambodge Soir Hebdo while indicating that Thailand is under scrutiny following its political crisis.
Close to 80,000 Cambodians were employed overseas in 2008, Vong Soth, the minister of Labor, reported. 78,900 is the exact number of workers overseas who earn about $15 million. “This income helps to reduce poverty and increase state revenue,” the minister said. For Vong Soth, the travel abroad also benefit Cambodians from new knowledge acquired.
South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand are among the countries which traditionally employ large contingents of Cambodian workers.
With the economic crisis, the number of jobs starts to plummet. “We are starting to face difficulties in sending our workers abroad because all the countries are affected by the crisis, consequently, the number of job offers decreases,” Um Mean, the Labor secretary of state, told Cambodge Soir Hebdo while indicating that Thailand is under scrutiny following its political crisis.
Close to 80,000 Cambodians were employed overseas in 2008, Vong Soth, the minister of Labor, reported. 78,900 is the exact number of workers overseas who earn about $15 million. “This income helps to reduce poverty and increase state revenue,” the minister said. For Vong Soth, the travel abroad also benefit Cambodians from new knowledge acquired.
South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand are among the countries which traditionally employ large contingents of Cambodian workers.
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"Close to 80,000 Cambodians were employed overseas in 2008, Vong Soth, the minister of Labor, reported. 78,900 is the exact number of workers overseas who earn about $15 million. “This income helps to reduce poverty and increase state revenue,” the minister said. For Vong Soth, the travel abroad also benefit Cambodians from new knowledge acquired."
15,000,000 divide by 80,000 equal 187.5, WTF?
considering the average person making only around $50 a month here. That's a lot for these poor people.
I guess no one wants to pay tax here.
What do you mean, 6:38? the 187.5 is not a monthly salary, is it?
6:40pm, my bad...thought that's a montly salary.
Yeah, but where did it said that the $15 million is monthly, or that this is a monthly report? It looks more like an annual report though.
In any case, something is wrong, but I hope you are right, 7:12. I wouldn't want to go oversea for $187.5/year. It's better to stay home.
7:25PM how about no money at all at home of ah Hun Xen!
Well, if you don't do nothing, you ain't gonna get shit here.
$187.5/year equate to only about $15.6/month or 50 cents a day. I am sure you can get that much just washing and clean a few cycloes.
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