Cambodia Investment Review
Cambodia is facing mounting economic and social pressure following the return of more than 900,000 migrant workers from Thailand in 2025, with a new report highlighting significant gaps in financial protection, employment recovery, and social support systems.
The findings, published by the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (CENTRAL), point to a large-scale, crisis-driven migration reversal that is now translating into rising household debt, reduced incomes, and increasing pressure on Cambodia’s domestic labour market.
Debt pressures and income gaps intensify
A central concern emerging from the report is the scale of financial distress among returnees. Around 71% of surveyed households reported being…