Migrants in Mahachai live in fear of police extortion

2 November 2018
The Nation
Foreign workers in country
Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation / Mahachai / Myanmar migrant

Myanmar migrant in Samut Sakhon’s Mahachai district are living in terror that they may become a target of police extortion.

Ko Ko Naing, a Myanmar national working for the Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN), recounted that he himself nearly landed in jail once when police suddenly handcuffed him for allegedly gambling.

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 Kornrawee Panyasuppakun

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