{"id":24868,"date":"2025-11-29T18:11:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T10:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=24868"},"modified":"2026-10-29T18:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T10:22:34","slug":"migrant-exchange-forums-in-cambodia-and-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=24868","title":{"rendered":"Migrant Exchange Forums in Cambodia and Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Migrants-Exchange_Cover.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24870 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Migrants-Exchange_Cover-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Migrants-Exchange_Cover-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Migrants-Exchange_Cover-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Migrants-Exchange_Cover-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Migrants-Exchange_Cover-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Migrants-Exchange_Cover.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>In November 2025, the Mekong Migration Network (MMN) convened four Migrant Exchange Forums in Cambodia and Vietnam, bringing together migrant returnees and prospective migrant workers to Japan. 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