The concerning of jobless after turning back from Thailand
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Amid the rush home, one local official said that eight people have been killed in two separate road accidents.
Though Thai authorities have described the movement across the border as “voluntary,” the mass return of Cambodian workers has been driven largely by Thailand’s military, which now governs Thailand after taking power in a May 22 coup, a Cambodian official said.
“The Thai military has instructed private companies not to accept illegal immigrants,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Kuy Koung told RFA’s Khmer service. “[Cambodian] immigrants who entered Thailand illegally must now return.”
Rumors of Thai military brutality against Cambodian immigrants are also causing workers to flee, he said.
Koy Kuong was quoted saying by the Associated Press that more than 160,000 Cambodians have returned home through several border checkpoints since June 1. There are estimated to be well upward of 200,000 Cambodians working in Thailand, most illegally.
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More Than 160,000 Cambodian Workers Return From Thailand
There has been an exodus of Cambodian workers from neighboring Thailand amid a crackdown on illegal labor by the military junta in Bangkok, with the number returning to their homeland hitting more than 160,000 as of Monday, according to officials.Amid the rush home, one local official said that eight people have been killed in two separate road accidents.
Though Thai authorities have described the movement across the border as “voluntary,” the mass return of Cambodian workers has been driven largely by Thailand’s military, which now governs Thailand after taking power in a May 22 coup, a Cambodian official said.
“The Thai military has instructed private companies not to accept illegal immigrants,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Kuy Koung told RFA’s Khmer service. “[Cambodian] immigrants who entered Thailand illegally must now return.”
Rumors of Thai military brutality against Cambodian immigrants are also causing workers to flee, he said.
Koy Kuong was quoted saying by the Associated Press that more than 160,000 Cambodians have returned home through several border checkpoints since June 1. There are estimated to be well upward of 200,000 Cambodians working in Thailand, most illegally.
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