How are Cambodian women treated?

Under Cambodian law, women are to receive “equal pay for equal work”. In practice most women receive lower wages than their male counterparts. During the 1990s, many “uneducated young women” from rural areas ventured into the city to work in garment factories.

Can I marry a Cambodian girl?

There is no law against couples of any age or nationality getting married outside Cambodia.

What is Cambodia’s lifestyle?

Most of Cambodians live in the village and their lives are strong attached with the village from birth to death. All major events like birth, marriage, and death occur within the villages. As a result, they are quite shy but very warm and friendly. Families in Cambodia tend to be extended family.

How many girls are in Cambodia?

With the estimated sex ratio of 96 from the Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES) 2016, the population consisted of 7.9 million women and 7.6 million men, with a surplus of almost 300 thousand women.

How do you say goodnight in Cambodian?

Réatri Suŏ Sdei (រាត្រីសួស្តី ) This is the common way to say Goodnight in Cambodia whether spoken or written.

What age can you get married in Cambodia?

Cambodian law forbids child marriages, setting the minimum age for marriage at 18. [5] Exceptionally, a person can marry at the age of 16. [6] However, in conformity with cultural and indigenous traditions, Cambodian girls marry young.

Can a foreigner marry a Cambodian citizen?

Marriages between a foreigner national and a Cambodian citizen, however, must abide by both, the 1989 Law on Family and Marriage and the sub-decree on the Process and Procedures for Marriage between a Cambodian Citizen and a Foreign National (Sub- Decree No. 183/2008).

What do Cambodian people do for fun?

Entertainment and nightlife While many visitors to Cambodia go to see the traditional Apsara dance, younger Cambodians have fun in karaoke and new clubs and discos or hang out with friends while they listen to music, drink beer and play football or volleyball which are the most popular sports among the Cambodia people.