Key facts
- Myanmar refugees in Thailand are working at a data center construction site in Chonburi province, Nikkei Asia reported.
- The report said Cambodian workers returned home amid the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict, leaving labor gaps.
- Nikkei Asia gave no figure for how many Myanmar refugees have taken jobs or which industries hired them.
Myanmar refugees living in Thailand have become a new source of workers for industries short of labor, filling gaps left by Cambodians who returned home during the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict, Nikkei Asia reported on November 2, 2026.
The report cited Myanmar refugees working at a data center construction site in Chonburi province. It did not say how many refugees have been hired, which other industries have taken them on, or how large the labor shortfall is.
Nikkei Asia framed the hiring as an opportunity for people living in refugee camps in Thailand. The report gave no detail on the legal status of the work, wages, or the terms under which the refugees were engaged.