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Asia PacificThai virus clusters spotlight conditions for migrant labour
Chayut Setboonsarng
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A Myanmar migrant worker passes his time near his room as he has been stuck for 12 days due to lockdown measures after more than a thousand COVID-19 cases were detected in the workers dormitory in Bangkok, Thailand May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
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A series of coronavirus clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in India, has put a fresh spotlight on migrant labour rights as Thailand grapples with its deadliest outbreak so far.
Migrant workers have been crucial during Bangkok s decade-long construction boom, but they receive limited welfare from the government and their employers, advocacy groups say. Many live onsite in crowded dormitories to save money.
Virus clusters spotlight conditions for migrant labour
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published : 24 May 2021 at 16:38
4 A Myanmar migrant worker sits outside his room on Saturday, where he has been stuck for 12 days due to lockdown measures after more than a thousand Covid-19 cases were detected in workers dormitories in Bangkok.
A series of coronavirus clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in India, has put a fresh spotlight on migrant labour rights as the country grapples with the deadliest outbreak so far.
Migrant workers have been crucial during Bangkok s decade-long construction boom, but they receive limited welfare from the government and their employers, advocacy groups say. Many live onsite in crowded dormitories to save money.
BANGKOK (REUTERS) - A series of Covid-19 clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in India, has put a fresh spotlight on migrant labour rights as Thailand grapples with its deadliest outbreak so far.
Migrant workers have been crucial during Bangkok s decade-long construction boom, but they receive limited welfare from the government and their employers, advocacy groups say. Many live onsite in crowded dormitories to save money.
Thailand last week detected its first 36 domestically transmitted cases of the highly infectious B16172 Covid-19 virus variant among people in construction workers accommodation in Bangkok.