Tough living: A migrant |worker passing the time near his room as he has been stuck for 12 days due to lockdown measures at a workers’ dormitory in Bangkok. — Reuters
A series of coronavirus clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in India, has shined a fresh spotlight on migrant labour rights as Thailand grapples with its deadliest outbreak so far.
Migrant workers have been crucial during Bangkok’s decade-long construction boom, but they receive limited welfare from the government and their employers, advocacy groups say.
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