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Japan has granted $1 million to support skills training and job placement for Cambodian migrant workers who have recently returned from Thailand, the Japanese Embassy in Phnom Penh said Wednesday.
The aid follows the return of nearly one million Cambodians last year after border clashes in July and December triggered mass crossings.
The project will offer vocational training and job placement for more than 20,000 returnees in Oddar Meanchey, Pursat and Preah Vihear provinces, the embassy said.
Migrant workers are among those hit hardest by the border conflict. Tens of thousands of border residents remain displaced, while returnees face rising debt and a labor…