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Agenda Item 14 (a) Migrant Workers.
"I am here to speak on behalf of the "undocumented" Burmese migrant workers in Thailand, with whom I have been working for
several years. According to the Royal Thai Government figures, there are more than 1.2 million Burmese working in Thailand.
Unlike the usual profile of migrant workers, these Burmese migrants have fled from half-a -century civil war and on-going gross
human rights abuses committed by the Burmese junta. In particular, I am referring to systematic forced relocation campaigns
and forced labor. Most migrants come from the areas where on-going gas pipeline projects, and areas along the Salween River
where mega-dams will be built..."
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of Publication:
2001-04-12
Date of entry:
2003-06-03
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English
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