Written by Montira Narkvichien, Communications Specialist, WHO 15 July 2020 Samut Sakhon, Thailand –Many Burmese migrant workers returned to their country just before Thailand closed its borders as the number of cases of COVID-19 rose.
But some 400,000 remained in Samut Sakhon province, keeping its seafood industry alive and keeping themselves free of the virus thanks to support from migrant health volunteers, strict health regulations, and a resilient community, public health officials said.
According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, an estimated 80 million migrant workers in Asia are vulnerable to the pandemic, many of them unable to get help because they are undocumented and therefore largely