Thailand to let Myanmar refugees work to counter aid cuts and labour shortages

<p>The move, welcomed by UN, will allow thousands of people living in camps to support themselves and their families</p><p>Thailand is setting a global precedent this month by <a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/27/thailand-allows-myanmar-refugees-in-camps-to-work-legally">giving refugees permission to work in the country</a> in an effort to tackle aid cuts and its own labour shortages.</p><p><a href="https://www.theborderconsortium.org/">More than 87,000 refugees</a> living in nine refugee camps along Thailand’s border with Myanmar have been totally reliant on handouts of food and foreign aid.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/22/thailand-to-let-myanmar-refugees-work-aid-cuts-labour-shortages">Continue reading...</a>