THAILAND-MYANMAR-POLICE-MIGRATION-RIGHTS
TO GO WITH AFP STORY 'THAILAND-MYANMAR-POLICE-MIGRATION-RIGHTS' by Kelly Macnamara
Picture taken on August 25, 2010 shows a Myanmar migrant sitting at the front of a fishing boat at a pier in Mahachai, an industrial area south of Bangkok. Thailand has intensified its crackdown on unregistered migrants as part of attempts to legalise its huge population of overseas workers. But rights groups are concerned that many people are swept up in the process despite having official documents, while there are fears that some police are using the operation to step up extortion. Figures from the Mahachai police show surging arrests, from around 80 in March to more than 400 in August. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT
