Document #1090826

Guardian (Author)

Thai police find dead Burmese workers in lorry

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/10/thailand.burma?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews

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    54 illegal Burmese migrant workers died after suffocating in the back of a truck while being smuggled through Thailand; lots of Burmese flee from conflict and economic collapse in their homeland and try to find work in Thailand; most of them are working illegally and are vulnerable to abuse from corrupt officials and employers

    Thai police find dead Burmese workers in lorry (Media Report, English)

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    54 illegal Burmese migrant workers died after suffocating in the back of a truck while being smuggled through Thailand; lots of Burmese flee from conflict and economic collapse in their homeland and try to find work in Thailand; most of them are working illegally and are vulnerable to abuse from corrupt officials and employers
    Country:
    Myanmar
    Source:
    Guardian (Author)
    Original link:
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/10/thailand.burma?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews
    Document type:
    Media Report
    Language:
    English
    Published:
    10 April 2008
    Document ID:
    1090826 (former ID 95029)

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