Thousands of Myanmar migrants return home from Thailand amid crackdown

Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers have been returning from Thailand as Bangkok intensified a crackdown on illegal workers, according a statement from the Myanmar Ministry of Home Affairs. “Migrants who have no documents will be transferred to Myanmar. But, migrants who hold fake ID or documents have been arrested and sentenced by the Thai government,” U Aung Kyaw, President of Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN) told The Myanmar Times yesterday.