Migrant workers from Cambodia are falling into the hands of human traffickers and smugglers in their quest for decent jobs abroad according to the International Organisation for Migration(IOM).

The South-East Asian country’s steady economic growth over the past few years has not yielded enough employment opportunities to absorb the growing youth population.

And as a result, many young Cambodians are opting to migrate to other countries in the region to look for jobs.

Patrick Maigua was recently in Cambodia and filed this report.

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