Don t leave migrant workers behind
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published : 29 Dec 2020 at 04:00
1 In this Dec 20 file photo, 2,000 Myanmar migrant workers wait in front of a dormitory near the Thai Union Market in Samut Sakhon as health officials conduct Covid-19 tests. Arnun Chonmahatrakool
As 2020 comes to a close, the coronavirus outbreak at a seafood market in Samut Sakhon has been a blessing in disguise. It is a stark reminder that the health of migrant workers is pivotal for the country s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Thai people are not safe until all migrant workers are safe. This is not the time to play the blame and shame game something politicians tend to do all too often.
Thailand Can’t Afford to Leave Myanmar Migrants Behind in COVID-19 Fight
In this Dec. 20 file photo, 2,000 Myanmar migrant workers wait in front of a dormitory near the Thai Union Market in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, as health officials conduct COVID-19 tests. / Arnun Chonmahatrakool / Bangkok Post
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By Kavi Chongkittavorn 29 December 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, the coronavirus outbreak at a seafood market in Samut Sakhon has been a blessing in disguise. It is a stark reminder that the health of migrant workers is pivotal for the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Thai people are not safe until all migrant workers are safe. This is not the time to play the blame and shame game something politicians tend to do all too often.
Associated Press
A Myanmar migrant worker in Thailand who became infected with the coronavirus said Wednesday that he contracted the illness from his Thai employer in a huge seafood market compound in coastal Samut Sakhon province near the capital Bangkok.
On Monday, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and health officials said that foreign workers who entered the country illegally were the likely source of a record outbreak of COVID-19 detected at Thailand’s largest fresh seafood market complex, where hundreds of migrants from Myanmar have been infected.
Myanmar migrant worker Aung Shwe, who has been confirmed positive for COVID-19 and is being treated at a hospital in Bangkok, said he was infected by his boss, who tested positive for the virus first.