Unpaid Thais flee Cambodia across rooftops into Thailand

Unpaid Thais flee Cambodia across rooftops into Thailand

SA KAEO — Ten Thais who claimed they were being forced to work without pay in Phnom Penh fled across a border rooftop into Thailand on Wednesday morning.

Ten Thai Construction Workers Flee Cambodia After Being Cheated of Wages

Picture courtesy of Kaoded. Ten Thai construction workers who had been lured to Phnom Penh, Cambodia with promises of steady employment and daily wages were intercepted by Thai military officers in the early hours of 2 July, after fleeing their workplace due to being cheated on wages and confiscation of their identification cards. At approximately 00:30, officers from the 1201st Ranger Company, under the 12th Ranger Regiment Task Force, …