Tens of Thousands of Cambodian Labor are Deported from Thailand

Tens of Thousands of Cambodian Labor are Deported from Thailand

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Rights Groups Slam Thai Junta Deportation of Cambodian Workers

A coalition of rights groups has raised concerns over the decision by Thailand’s military junta to deport Cambodian workers en masse and demanded an investigation into claims that up to nine migrants were killed by the Thai armed forces during the campaign to repatriate them.

The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a group of 21 nongovernmental organizations, said in a statement Thursday that it “deplores” the junta action and “demands that [the migrant] deportation is carried out in a manner which respects their human rights.”

Since the beginning of June, around 40,000 Cambodian workers in Thailand have self-deported or have been forcibly repatriated by the junta government, which took power in a May 22 coup, CHRAC said.

It said that investigators from the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC)—a CHRAC member—received “credible witness accounts” that up to nine Cambodian migrants had been killed during the deportations, and that “beatings have occurred at the hands of the Thai armed forces.” => Read More