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Migrant Workers From Myanmar and Cambodia Finally Gain Public Recognition in Bangkok
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For a country which hosts over two million migrant workers from Myanmar and at least half a million from Cambodia, they remain mostly invisible in Thailand. This is partly due to physical similarities, but also due to the fact that they are rarely acknowledged publicly as an indispensable part of the Thai economy, performing hard but low-paying work in the seafood, construction, and service industries, among others.
Key facts
- A small but significant step towards rectifying that will take place this Saturday, when a large mural painting belatedly acknowledging the contributions of migrant workers will be inaugurated in one of Bangkok’s most affluent
- The ‘Together We Build’ mural painting by Chuu Wai & Co will be inaugurated on Saturday, 23 May 2026, from 17:00 to 20:00 at Thonglor House, with complimentary canapés provided by the restaurant
- The mural itself is far from small, measuring 10 metres high and 12 metres wide.
- she told Khaosod English on Tuesday evening, as the mural was 99 per cent completed
Summary
A small but significant step towards rectifying that will take place this Saturday, when a large mural painting belatedly acknowledging the contributions of migrant workers will be inaugurated in one of Bangkok’s most affluent neighbourhoods, in an alley between Thonglor Soi 9 and Soi 11.
The mural itself is far from small, measuring 10 metres high and 12 metres wide.