Minister warns of poor checks at Thai border

1 July 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Government / Government services / Informal migration for labor / International relations / Labor / Local workers abroad / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Offshore recruitment and employment
Bun Leut / Ith Sam Heng / Labor Advisory Committee / Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training / Poipet International Checkpoint / Prum International Checkpoint / Sun Sam Ath / Suos Sokdara / Thailand

Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng said Monday that Thai border officials may be letting Cambodian migrant workers back into Thailand with incomplete paperwork, opening them up to the same risks both countries have been trying to avoid since a mass exodus of Cambodian workers over the past month. More than 240,000 Cambodians fled Thailand in panic last month amid rumors that the Thai Army had started shooting and arresting illegal workers. The two countries have since been collaborating to streamline the process for those wanting to go back to Thailand legally. …

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