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Thai jobs for Myanmar refugees could show way forward for Asian nations, says UN

Reflections of workers on wet pavement during lunch break in Silom, Bangkok. (File photo: Somchai Poomlard)

⁠More ⁠than 5,500 Myanmar refugees living ​in camps along Thailand's border have found jobs since the Thai government eased employment ​curbs last year, an approach ‌that offers a regional example, a senior United Nations (UN) refugee official told Reuters.

The step came in response to a sharp decline in global humanitarian funding, in part as United States President Donald Trump slashed foreign aid and Thailand battled ​growing labour shortages worsened ⁠by armed clashes with Cambodia.

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