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Thailand’s Hidden Workforce: Burmese Migrant Women Factory Workers Folk epic The fall from power ofPaperback, appendixes, notes, bibliog., index Millions of Burmese women migrate into Thailand each year to form the basis of the Thai agricultural and manufacturing workforce. Mostly undocumented and unregulated, this army of migrant workers constitutes the ultimate disposable labour force, enduring grueling working conditions and much aggression from the ai police and immigration authorities. This insightful book ventures into a part of the global