Thailand's Construction Nomads

Thailand's Construction Nomads

Hundreds of migrant construction workers reside in shipping containers in the outskirts of Bangkok.

By Antolín Avezuela and Ana Salvá

BANGKOK — In a small community located on the outskirts of Bangkok, about 300 migrant construction workers live with their children in a set of dismountable houses built of recycled yellow shipping containers. When the construction work finishes, they will move the camp to a new location elsewhere.

Most of the residents are originally from impoverished neighboring countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos. The company they work for provides them with housing, water, and electricity, so they can send money to their families.

“We had no work at home, that’s why we came here,” says Doun, 30, who was farming for a dollar a day in the Cambodian countryside.

Full story: http://thediplomat.com/2017/02/thailands-construction-nomads/

-- THE DIPLOMAT 2017-02-10