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| MP Son Chhay and Governor of Bangkok M.R. Patribatra (Photo: Bangkok governor office) |
On June 5, 2012, MP Son Chhay met with
Governor of Bangkok M.R. Sukhumbhand Patribatra to discuss on the
situation of Cambodian workers in this city.
At the meeting MP Son Chhay
requested for protection of Khmer workers whose are currently working in
Bangkok. It approximates that at least 50,000 Cambodian are working in
various jobs in Bangkok and around 200,000 are in various provinces of
Thailand. There are only about 50,000 workers who have registered to
legally working in Thailand and the rest took their own risk in crossing
the border and many have encountered all kind of abuses.
Chronic poverty, landlessness
are compelling many rural Cambodians to the urban areas or neighbouring
countries to seek work. The high demand for less skilled labourers in 3D jobs (dangerous, demanding and dirty)
in countries such as Thailand and Malaysia has provided the opportunity
for many young Cambodians to find employment there but with lacking of
care and protection from current government in Phnom Penh, these workers
are left in the cold.
Governor of Bangkok, M.R.
Sukhumbhand Patrbatra kindly promised that he would treat Cambodian
workers fairly and would provide them the right access to health care
and other services in the same way as of Thai citizen.
2 comments:
Governor of Bangkok, M.R. Sukhumbhand Patrbatra kindly promised that he would ((WHILE TALKING and WOULD NOT after Mr. Son Chhay’s visit)) treat Cambodian workers fairly and would provide them the right access to health care and other services in the same way as of Thai citizen.
Will see....thanks for your kindly-and humanity-understanding the situation of Khmer people.please take care of each other, we all a member of human-race...
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