
Cambodia’s Schools Reopened, but Rural Students Stay at Work
Poor students were forced to find work to help their families through the pandemic. Now that schools have reopened, some may never step into a classroom again.
Poor students were forced to find work to help their families through the pandemic. Now that schools have reopened, some may never step into a classroom again.
Hammered by years of debt, drought and desperation, Cambodia’s smallholder farmers have long supported themselves by sending family to work in Phnom Penh factories. But the pandemic has upended the arrangement, forcing unemployed workers back to failing farms.
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