Thailand has for years sheltered hundreds of thousands of Southeast Asian refugees, including currently some 125,000 Burmese refugees. However, military officials reportedly occasionally harass refugees to get them to return to Burma. In recent years, a militia allied to the Burmese government has carried out cross-border raids and attacked refugees and burnt camps inside Thailand. By mid-year, Thailand also hosted 87,000 Cambodian refugees. Unions are independent, although there is no anti-discrimination protection for workers seeking to organize.
Child labor is widespread.
Safety regulations are flouted at many factories and enforcement is lax.