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Week of May 30, 2009

Burmese Migrant Workers
Nay Thway (yellow shirt) outside of the dorm in Thailand where he lives with other Burmese workers. Photo by Pailin Wedel.
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Factory jobs in Thailand are coveted by migrants who've fled poverty in Burma. But the global economic crisis has pushed these workers even further into the margins. Most Thai factories export to America, and with orders waning, factory owners are getting desperate -- and their workers are paying the price.

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immigration  labor  Burma    
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