Considered neither refugees nor economic migrants, Burmese workers in Thailand eke out a living in the shadows
24 March 2023

Considered neither refugees nor economic migrants, Burmese workers in Thailand eke out a living in the shadows
After 2011, Myanmar engaged in a semi-controlled path to democracy and many Burmese migrant workers returned home to set up businesses, thanks to the skills and capital they acquired while working abroad. But the recent coup has disrupted this trend.Read the full article
By Haymarn Soe Nyunt, Nicha Wachpanich
Keywords
Labour
, Informal economy, Migration, Exploitation, Arms and armed conflict, Repression