Ten of thousands of Myanmar migrant workers living in Thailand are facing human rights violations and many live in the kingdom illegally, migrant associations say.
Htoo Chit from the Foundation for Education and Development in Thailand said: “A total of 54 migrant workers at a seafood processing factory in Ranong were arrested in an operation. All were female and their visas had expired.”
The Thai authorities demanded BT3,000 from 170,000 migrant workers to issue temporary visas. The workers claimed to not know what to do when their six-year visas expired. Tens of thousands of other migrants' visas will expire soon, according to a Thailand-based migrant rights network.
Bangkok is being urged to prepare for this. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
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