Reuters
Thai virus clusters spotlight conditions for migrant labour
A series of coronavirus clusters among construction workers in Bangkok, including the first local cases of the variant first identified in India, has put a fresh spotlight on migrant labour rights as Thailand grapples with its deadliest outbreak so far. Migrant workers have been crucial during Bangkok’s decade-long construction boom, but they receive limited welfare from the government and their employers, advocacy groups say. Thailand last week detected its first 36 domestically transmitted cases of the highly infectious B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant among people in construction workers’ accommodation in Bangkok.