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Southeast Asia s migrant workers united in misery Incidents in Thailand and South Korea highlight the abuse and exploitation migrant workers from Southeast Asia face daily
A health worker collects a swab from a man for a COVID-19 test in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, on Dec. 22, 2020. COVID-19 cases continued to rise in Thailand on Tuesday, up by 427 from the previous day, with a majority of them being connected to a seafood market in Samut Sakhon province near the capital Bangkok. (Photo by Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak/MaxPPP)
Two seemingly unconnected incidents in two different countries involving two different sets of people have one major thing in common: they both attest to the abuse and exploitation that numerous migrant workers from Southeast Asia face on a daily basis.
BANGKOK/SEOUL: The deaths of hundreds of mainly undocumented Thai migrant workers in South Korea have been uncovered by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, prompting the United Nations to call for inquiry into the fate of migrants known as “little ghosts”.
At least 522 Thais have died in South Korea since 2015 – 84% of whom were undocumented – found data from the Thai embassy in Seoul obtained via a freedom of information (FOI) request.
Four in 10 deaths were recorded as due to unknown causes while others were health related, accidents and suicides.
The number of worker deaths hit a record annual high this year – 122 as of mid-December – according to the newly-revealed data from the Thai embassy, amid growing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on labour conditions.
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Tens of thousands of undocumented migrants in South Korea are overworked, unable to access healthcare, and unlikely to report exploitation for fear of being deported, said Thai officials.
BANGKOK/SEOUL The deaths of hundreds of mainly undocumented Thai migrant workers in South Korea have been uncovered by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, prompting the United Nations (UN) to call for an inquiry into the fate of migrants known as “little ghosts.”
At least 522 Thais have died in South Korea since 2015 84% of whom were undocumented found data from the Thai embassy in Seoul obtained via a freedom of information (FOI) request.