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Khmer Times/Ros Chanveasna Friday, 29 July 2016
Nearly 26,000 undocumented Cambodian workers were deported by Thai authorities through border checkpoints, primarily Poipet and other secondary border crossings in Banteay Meanchey province, in the first six months of this year, an official said.
Suon Bovor, the governor of Banteay Meanchey province, told Khmer Times the figures showed that 25,925 undocumented Cambodian migrant workers had been deported from Thailand in the first six months of this year and 358 of them had been imprisoned in Thailand for more than a month.
An average of about 140 undocumented Cambodian workers are deported from Thailand every day due to a lack of proper documents and visas or, in some cases, passports.
Cheam Lamatin, the counselor in charge of migrant labor at the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok, told Khmer Times that this year, the embassy came to the aid of its citizens after Thai authorities caught two Thai fishing boats over the last month carrying 15 Cambodian laborers believed to be trafficking victims. Another five fishermen died on their vessels.
He said the rescued Cambodian fishermen have been staying in a rehabilitation center in Ranong province in southern Thailand until they are called to testify in court over charges laid by the Thai government against the company that owned the fishing boats. The Thai government accused the company of being involved in human trafficking.
“Recently, their former company’s owners denied claims that they were involved in human trafficking as accused by the Thai government,” said Mr. Lamatin.
Moeun Tola, the executive director of the newly formed Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights, said Thai authorities would continue to deport Cambodian workers.
“A few days later they [laborers] will return to Thailand illegally because of the difficulty finding jobs inside this country,” he said. “The pay is very low, they cannot survive on the wages, not to mention the poor working conditions.”
Mr. Tola added that in some cases, migrants brought family members including children while carrying forged passports to work in Thailand and that was why Thai authorities arrested and deported them.
This week, Cambodia’s Interior Minister Sar Kheng ordered provincial authorities to close all unauthorized entry points along the Cambodia-Thailand border to prevent illegal immigration and imports.
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Khmer Times/Ros Chanveasna Friday, 29 July 2016
Nearly 26,000 undocumented Cambodian workers were deported by Thai authorities through border checkpoints, primarily Poipet and other secondary border crossings in Banteay Meanchey province, in the first six months of this year, an official said.
Suon Bovor, the governor of Banteay Meanchey province, told Khmer Times the figures showed that 25,925 undocumented Cambodian migrant workers had been deported from Thailand in the first six months of this year and 358 of them had been imprisoned in Thailand for more than a month.
An average of about 140 undocumented Cambodian workers are deported from Thailand every day due to a lack of proper documents and visas or, in some cases, passports.
Cheam Lamatin, the counselor in charge of migrant labor at the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok, told Khmer Times that this year, the embassy came to the aid of its citizens after Thai authorities caught two Thai fishing boats over the last month carrying 15 Cambodian laborers believed to be trafficking victims. Another five fishermen died on their vessels.
He said the rescued Cambodian fishermen have been staying in a rehabilitation center in Ranong province in southern Thailand until they are called to testify in court over charges laid by the Thai government against the company that owned the fishing boats. The Thai government accused the company of being involved in human trafficking.
“Recently, their former company’s owners denied claims that they were involved in human trafficking as accused by the Thai government,” said Mr. Lamatin.
Moeun Tola, the executive director of the newly formed Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights, said Thai authorities would continue to deport Cambodian workers.
“A few days later they [laborers] will return to Thailand illegally because of the difficulty finding jobs inside this country,” he said. “The pay is very low, they cannot survive on the wages, not to mention the poor working conditions.”
Mr. Tola added that in some cases, migrants brought family members including children while carrying forged passports to work in Thailand and that was why Thai authorities arrested and deported them.
This week, Cambodia’s Interior Minister Sar Kheng ordered provincial authorities to close all unauthorized entry points along the Cambodia-Thailand border to prevent illegal immigration and imports.
