Hope fades for migrant children

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The Bangkok Post

Once a happy-go-lucky fifth-grader who studied at a migrant learning centre in Mae Sot, Min* opts to sniff glue in his free time. By doing so, he wishes to momentarily forget the enormous responsibility of bringing food to the table by working long shifts at a local slaughterhouse after his parents were laid off due to the impact of Covid-19. With no money to purchase a smartphone and WiFi, the chances of continuing his education via online learning quickly faded, while attempts to conduct home-based learning by social workers also was short-lived. Having entered the child labour force to supp…

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