Thai PM blames migrant workers for market coronavirus outbreak

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Thailand's economy is highly reliant on millions of low-wage laborers from neighboring Myanmar and Cambodia.

But the migrant workforce faces widespread discrimination, and the outbreak has ignited anti-Myanmar sentiment among Thais – including for those who live and work among the Myanmar community in Mahachai.

"I would not get close to them under any circumstances," said food vendor Maneerat Jekpan working outside the market, admitting she was"anti-Burmese." Despite her animosity, she still brought food to the quarantined workers because she was"worried they wouldn’t have anything to eat."

 

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