Cambodian families calling relatives to return from Thailand

17 June 2014
The Cambodia Herald
Government / Human rights / Informal migration for labor / International relations / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Local workers abroad / Offshore recruitment and employment / Social development
Bangkok / National Council for Peace and Order / Thailand

Fearing a military crackdown on illegal workers, Wiang left his construction site in Bangkok without even receiving a single baht for many weeks of work. “My employer said he could pay on June 28. But we can’t wait till then,” the 32-year-old Cambodian lamented yesterday as he was about to cross the border back to his home country. “My family demanded that I and five other relatives head back to Cambodia immediately”. His group had toiled on the Thon Buri side of Bangkok for nearly two months without a work permit, when their families called and told them to come back home for the sake of their safety. …

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