Transfer of illegal Cambodian migrant workers from caged Thai trucks to the Cambodian authority (Photo: Sovanna, Koh Santepheap)Friday, January 11, 2008
Koh Santepheap newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Banteay Meanchey Province – Illegal Cambodian migrant workers who sneaked into Thailand to find work are arrested daily and deported back to Cambodia. They are handed over the Cambodian authority at Poipet international gate. Each day, at least 300 of them are deported back.
A report from Poipet, O’Chrov district, next to the Thai border, indicated that illegal Cambodian migrant workers are transported over daily, in caged trucks, and handed to the Cambodian authority at the Poipet international border gate, and there is no interruption to this flow of deportations. When Thai trucks bring in these illegal workers to hand over to the Cambodian border authority, these workers were then transported to the Poipet immigration police for questioning and education, and they are then released to travel back to their villages. Based on observations, it seems that this has become a normal ritual by both the Thai and Cambodian authorities, but from the workers’ perspective, the situation is unsettling because it shows that there are no jobs to be found inside Cambodia.
A source from the Cambodian authority indicated that, among the Cambodian workers deported back by Thailand are men, women, and some children also. When questioned, these workers said that they sneaked across the border into Thailand, some legally and some illegally. They crossed through border corridors to work as laborers for Thai businessmen to earn some money to feed their families, because in their village, there are not many jobs around, therefore, they have no choice but to seek fortune in another country because of hunger.
These Cambodian workers said also that, when they want to return home (safely), all they have to do is to walk over and have the Thai cops arrest them. This is the only way for them to return home safely, because otherwise, all their belongings and monies will be taken away from them (by some crooked officers in the Cambodian authorities?), and they wouldn’t have anything left. In this manner, when the Thai authority deport them back to Cambodia, the Cambodian working group would only educate them, but would release them out safely so they can return to their villages.
Pech Saran, the director of the Poipet immigration police, informed these migrant workers that they should understand about the border crossing into Thailand, and they should do it legally, and not to fall for tricks set by middlemen who would incite them to go find jobs in Thailand, because some of them ended being sold as slaves, such as those forced to work as fishermen in high seas, or working in various dangerous jobs. Furthermore, numerous illegal Cambodian workers deported back from Thailand show that this situation did exist.
Cambodian workers are faced with insecurity when they cross the border illegally, some are faced with death, or sent to jail. Nevertheless, in spite of education and several instances of incidents that took place, Cambodian migrant workers cannot be prevented from trying to sneak into Thailand, as long as they cannot find jobs in Cambodia. The several hundreds cases of daily deportations show the problem of joblessness in Cambodia, and this situation worsens each year.
A report from Poipet, O’Chrov district, next to the Thai border, indicated that illegal Cambodian migrant workers are transported over daily, in caged trucks, and handed to the Cambodian authority at the Poipet international border gate, and there is no interruption to this flow of deportations. When Thai trucks bring in these illegal workers to hand over to the Cambodian border authority, these workers were then transported to the Poipet immigration police for questioning and education, and they are then released to travel back to their villages. Based on observations, it seems that this has become a normal ritual by both the Thai and Cambodian authorities, but from the workers’ perspective, the situation is unsettling because it shows that there are no jobs to be found inside Cambodia.
A source from the Cambodian authority indicated that, among the Cambodian workers deported back by Thailand are men, women, and some children also. When questioned, these workers said that they sneaked across the border into Thailand, some legally and some illegally. They crossed through border corridors to work as laborers for Thai businessmen to earn some money to feed their families, because in their village, there are not many jobs around, therefore, they have no choice but to seek fortune in another country because of hunger.
These Cambodian workers said also that, when they want to return home (safely), all they have to do is to walk over and have the Thai cops arrest them. This is the only way for them to return home safely, because otherwise, all their belongings and monies will be taken away from them (by some crooked officers in the Cambodian authorities?), and they wouldn’t have anything left. In this manner, when the Thai authority deport them back to Cambodia, the Cambodian working group would only educate them, but would release them out safely so they can return to their villages.
Pech Saran, the director of the Poipet immigration police, informed these migrant workers that they should understand about the border crossing into Thailand, and they should do it legally, and not to fall for tricks set by middlemen who would incite them to go find jobs in Thailand, because some of them ended being sold as slaves, such as those forced to work as fishermen in high seas, or working in various dangerous jobs. Furthermore, numerous illegal Cambodian workers deported back from Thailand show that this situation did exist.
Cambodian workers are faced with insecurity when they cross the border illegally, some are faced with death, or sent to jail. Nevertheless, in spite of education and several instances of incidents that took place, Cambodian migrant workers cannot be prevented from trying to sneak into Thailand, as long as they cannot find jobs in Cambodia. The several hundreds cases of daily deportations show the problem of joblessness in Cambodia, and this situation worsens each year.
10 comments:
what about Ah chkaer Youn Hun sen's clans...?when Ah Chhkaer Youn Hun sen deport illegal immigrant youn back to Ton kin..?
sothear san....lon bitch...
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AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave always use the Khmer Rouge legacy as an excuse that Cambodia start out with nothing and even after 30 years under his rule and Cambodia still start out as nothing therefore Cambodia must continue to beg the world community and the Thaicong must continue to deport dirt poor Cambodian without job back to Cambodia to die in their slums and ghettoes!
AH HUN SEN is the heart of Cambodian problem! No leadership, No vision, and No future for Cambodia because he is an insect fly and it was born to reproduce and to die and leave nothing behind as a legacy!
you know instead of swearing and cursing Hun Sen and his clan. we should import people from cambodia to work in America, Australia, New Zealand etc. like the Thai were import to and work in New Zealand, Australia etc. during the 1980s.
Do not complain to other people if you not find a job!
There are companies in Phnom Penh which legally offer help to find work in other countries.
Many Cambodians work in Thailand and earn 250us$ a month working for contruction or other companies.
Yes 250us$ and NOT 8 hours a day! No, 12-16 hours a day working!
In many countries like the Philippines people leave their country to find a better job abroad.
Please do not complaint to your Government if you not find a job.
Do something to find a job by yourself.
Whos wrote don't complain to other?your suppose to do that,a good government have to created job for their people,or have some kind of welfair system for people.
To 1:58AM
I heard of your job agency or job brokers before and they are corrupted as hell and dirt poor Cambodian people end up be traffic for other things such sex worker, nanny,…! This is not the issue of finding a job by oneself!
This is the fucken issue of AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave government failing to promote private and public business to produce job!
This is the fucken issue of AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave broken educational system because these so called Cambodian people are functionally illiterate who can even start a fucken business or open their own company or create their own job!
This is the fucken issue of AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave monopoly system and only those who friend or relative in high position can get a fucken job!
This is the fucken issue that nothing will grow in Cambodia as long as AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave continue to stay in power!
Cambodia is a market of labour for foreiner, but not for their own people. Many construction job are done by Youn workers, and many job in the privatecompany are done by many foreiner who came from many different countries. As a result, many graduate student cannot find a proper job. This is the Hun Sen regime.
Because Hun Sen's Govt does not an economic policy, the unemployment rate in Cambodia is skyrocket. Tukamenchamnenh Dokchenh Kamenkhat. Removing him by vote, it will never happen coz eligible vietnamese immigrant voters are more than its own citizen. Therefore, Hun Sen must be assassinated, so a new leader can lead our country to a properity.
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