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Seeking to boost incomes, Thai labourers face risks when heading overseas to work

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FILE PHOTO: Coffins carrying bodies of Thai migrant agricultural workers who were killed in an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel, arrive at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand, October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Artorn Pookasook/File Photo

Coffins carrying the bodies of Thai migrant agricultural workers who were killed in Israel, during an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, arrive in Thailand.

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- Unsafe labour conditions, the threat of getting trafficked, and getting caught in the crossfire of a war. These are some of the vulnerabilities faced by Thai labourers who head overseas to find work.

The recent

evacuation of thousands of Thais from the Israel-Hamas war zone

and the rescue of over 200 Thais from

a Myanmar call-centre scam zone

are recent instances that underscore the risks Thai labourers are exposed to when seeking employment overseas.

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