society Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand allows Myanmar refugees to work outside camps
6,800people
Myanmar refugees who entered Thailand's labor force under the program
Thailand began issuing work permits to Myanmar refugees in October 2025, allowing them to work outside refugee camps. The program aims to address aid cuts and labor shortages but has faced complaints about contracts, pay, deductions and working conditions.
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Thailand began issuing work permits to Myanmar refugees to work outside refugee camps in October 2025.
2 of 2 sources“the Thai government reversed decades of policy and began issuing the refugees permits to work outside the camps”
- 6,800people
Myanmar refugees who entered Thailand's labor force under the program
2 of 2 sources“one of the 6,800 camp refugees the government says have entered the Thai labor force in the first year of the program”