Week of May 30, 2009
Burmese Migrant WorkersNay Thway (yellow shirt) outside of the dorm in Thailand where he lives with other Burmese workers. Photo by Pailin Wedel.
Description
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.