Young people from provinces flood Phnom Penh to send money back home

According to the
Cambodian Rural Urban Migration Report Project (CRUMP),
http://www.mop.gov.kh/
undertaken by the
Ministry of Planning and United Nations Population Fund Cambodia,
http://web.unfpa.org/focus/cambodia/unfpain.htm
young people from the provinces are flooding Phnom Penh for work and
education opportunities.

On average, four per cent of a village's population migrate away each year.

One village lost 600 people in a single year.

Phnom Penh's population has doubled in roughly 11 years.

Infrastructure is concentrated only in Phnom Penh.

We need to fill the gap between urban and rural development.

Sometimes money is sent back home to the village.

The average remittance is about 40,000 riels ($10) a month.

Women send over a dollar more than men, even though they earn less.

Garment workers send 100,000 riel – about a quarter of their salary.

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