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Thai Nationals Escaping Without Pay Evade Borders by Climbing Over Rooftops into Thailand

Fleeing Across Rooftops: A Group of Ten Thais Escaped from Forced, Unpaid Labor in Phnom Penh, Reaching Thailand Early Wednesday Morning

Thai Migrants Escaping Cambodia, Traversing Rooftops, Entering Thailand Without Paying Border Fees
Thai Migrants Escaping Cambodia, Traversing Rooftops, Entering Thailand Without Paying Border Fees

Thai Nationals Escaping Without Pay Evade Borders by Climbing Over Rooftops into Thailand

On a Wednesday morning, ten Thai citizens illegally crossed the border from Cambodia into Thailand, fleeing from a construction job in Phnom Penh where they had been working without pay for a month[1][2][5]. The workers, who had accepted offers for construction jobs at a daily wage of 300 baht, found themselves in a difficult situation when they were not paid despite their hard work[3].

Desperate to return home, they attempted to cross the border but were asked to pay 3,000 baht by a trafficker in Poipet[4]. Lacking the money, they decided to escape by crossing rooftops into Thailand near the Ban Khlong Luek border checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district[1][2][5].

The paramilitary rangers of Thailand spotted the ten Thai citizens on a rooftop near the border checkpoint[6]. Upon their arrival at the Khlong Luek police station, the workers appeared tearful[6]. The Thai army's Burapa Task Force reported the illegal return of these ten Thai citizens on their Facebook page[7].

Thai media speculations also suggested that the returnees might have been fleeing from a scam-call center, although this was not confirmed by the workers themselves[1][2]. The nature of the force that made the Thai citizens work without pay was not detailed[8].

The Thai returnees will receive assistance, according to police[9]. All 10 of the Thai returnees were taken to Khlong Luek police station for legal processing[10].

[1] Thai PBS World [2] Bangkok Post [3] The Nation [4] Khaosod English [5] Thai Rath [6] Sanook.com [7] Burapa Task Force Facebook page [8] The Standard [9] The Bangkok Journal [10] The Phuket News

  1. The ten Thai citizens' harrowing journey, starting from their failure to receive wages in a construction job in Phnom Penh, has now become a general news topic, intertwining politics with crime and justice as they illegally crossed the border and evaded traffickers.
  2. As the story unfolds, the unfortunate return of these Thai citizens has sparked discussions in the realm of politics and crime-and-justice, with speculations about their alleged involvement in a scam-call center and the nature of the force that forced them to work without pay remaining unconfirmed.

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