Thai government reconsiders deportation
Thailand is rethinking a controversial plan to deport pregnant migrant workers from countries such as Cambodia and instead support them following widespread outrage, a Thai labour ministry official said yesterday. Last month, Thai Labor Minister Padermchai Sasomsap announced plans to send home migrant workers who were three or four months pregnant, sparking sharp criticism from civil society groups that this would cause health risks and was a form of discrimination. …
