Migrants risk all to farm Thai rubber

Attracted by potential riches, workers from Myanmar live in fear amid Thailand’s southern insurgency.

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Workers from Myanmar have been heading to Thailand’s rubber plantations in search of money to build a better future.

But life in Thailand’s restive south, where most of Thailand’s rubber is produced, is hard and many migrants live in fear of being caught up in Thailand’s southern conflict.

Al Jazeera’s Aela Callan reports from Surat Thani in southern Thailand.

Some viewers may find the images in this report disturbing.

Source: Al Jazeera