Thailand: Tightening the screws on migrants?




Inside Story show

Summary: We ask if new labour laws abuse the rights of migrant workers or are simply a bid to fight illegal immigration. Inside Story, with presenter Hazem Sika, discusses the plight of migrant workers with guests: Sean Boonpracong, an international adviser to trade representatives in the prime minister's office; Rajiv Biswas, a senior director and Asia-Pacific chief economist with IHS Global Insight, an economic and financial analysis company; and Phil Robertson, a deputy director of the Asia division of Human Rights Watch.