PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia suspended sending labourers to neighbouring Thailand on Monday (Dec 21) after the latter reported a surge in Covid-19 infections in its Samut Sakhon province, some 300km away from the border.
In a statement issued to private recruitment agencies and relevant officials, Cambodia's Labour Minister Ith Samheng said,"Sending MoU-based and seasonal labourers to Thailand must be temporarily suspended from now on until further notice."
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