Cambodians in Thailand formed a group to help migrant workers

A group of Cambodians in Thailand have formed an association to provide legal aid to the country’s Cambodian factory workers, saying the workers risk abuse due to their lack of proper documentation and knowledge of labour laws.

The Cambodian Friendship Migrant Workers Association in Thailand, which is mostly composed of Cambodian factory supervisors and Cambodians who graduated from Thai universities, was created on June 28 and now has about 40 members, according to Som Serimony, one of its founders.

Serimony said most Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand face difficulties ranging from brokers cheating them after bringing them into the country to police arresting them due to their lack of papers.

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