Thai lockdown sparks exodus of 60,000 migrant workers: ministry official
Migrant workers from Myanmar flock to the border on the Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge, to cross into Myawaddy, Myanmar/ BANGKOK (Reuters) - About 60,000 migrant workers living in Thailand have fled the country since authorities shut malls and many businesses at the weekend to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a Thai interior ministry official said on Wednesday. Thailand’s latest measures have left many without jobs and prompted a mass exodus of a large number of the country’s four or five million migrant workers, mainly from Laos, ...
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