No Cambodian workers abused since the border clashes

These 400 Cambodian workers were arrested and repatriated by Thai authority on 27th October, 2009. BANGKOK, 6 May 2011 -Deputy Director-General of the Department of Employment, Ministry of Labor, Mr. Prawit Kengpol has reported no labor abuse or violence since the border battle started but admitted that hiring Cambodian workers to work in Thailand has been slow. According to Mr. Prawit, there are currently 151,119 Cambodian workers making a living in Thailand. Most of them have found jobs in Songkhla, Chon Buri, Rayong, Samut Sakhon and Samut Prakarn provinces. Each year the number of Cambodian migrants continues to grow. It is almost impossible not to hire them while labor shortage is posing concerns on the economy of the country. The lives of Cambodian workers in Thailand have not been affected by the clashes over the Thai-Cambodian border. Officials overseeing migrant labors across the country have been told to assure these migrants are living here unharmed. The Deputy Director-General of the Department of Employment adds that any of these legal migrants can return to Cambodia at anytime they wish if the situation over the overlapping territory exacerbates. By NNT, The Pattaya Mail, 8 May 2011