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Cambodian Migrants in Poipet

14 images Created 5 Jul 2017

Cambodian migrant workers in Poipet, Cambodia, go to Thailand in search of jobs because of the lack of opportunity and low wages in Cambodia.

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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA:  Traffic in Poipet, Cambodia. Poipet is the busiest border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia and where most of the Cambodian migrant workers going to Thailand start their journeys. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA:  A woman in Poipet begs for money from Cambodian migrant workers who just returned to Cambodia from neighboring Thailand. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: Cambodian migrant workers who just returned to Cambodia from neighboring Thailand cross the main road in Poipet, Cambodia. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA:  A sugar cane juice vendor in Poipet crushes sugar cane to make juice for Cambodian migrant workers returning from Thailand. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: A porter in Poipet pushes the belongings of Cambodian migrant workers who left Thailand to a bus stop. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: Cambodian migrant workers in Poipet headed for Thailand get out of a tuk-tuk (three wheeled taxi) at the Thai-Cambodian border. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: Cambodian migrant workers going to Thailand snack on Cambodian treats before crossing the Thai border. Cambodian migrant workers in Poipet headed for Thailand take a tuk-tuk (three wheeled taxi) to the Thai-Cambodian border. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian migrant worker going to Thailand waits with her luggage for a labor broker to provide her paperwork. Cambodian migrant workers in Poipet headed for Thailand take a tuk-tuk (three wheeled taxi) to the Thai-Cambodian border. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: A blind Cambodian musician performs for tips in front of a group of Cambodian migrant workers going to Thailand. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: Cambodian migrant workers going to Thailand line up for their paperwork near the border crossing in Poipet. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: Cambodian migrant workers going to Thailand line up for their paperwork near the border crossing in Poipet. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: Cambodian migrant workers going to Thailand line up for their paperwork near the border crossing in Poipet. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman in Poipet sells Thai SIM cards to Cambodian migrant workers moving to Thailand. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: Cambodian migrant workers in Poipet, Cambodia, walk to the Thai-Cambodia border. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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