Thai lockdown sparks exodus of 60,000 migrant workers: ministry official

Thai lockdown sparks exodus of 60,000 migrant workers: ministry official https://ift.tt/2QI4Ens March 25, 2020 at 01:17PM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/27ryfmF

About 60,000 migrant workers living in Thailand have fled the country since authorities shut malls and many businesses at the weekend to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a Thai interior ministry official said on Wednesday. Thailand’s latest measures have left many without jobs and prompted a mass exodus of a large number of the country’s four or five million migrant workers, mainly from Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. Thailand has closed its land borders, told people to stay at home, and shuttered most businesses in an effort to suppress the virus.

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