Hundreds of Thai workers found dying in South Korea with numbers rising

Undocumented Thai migrant workers in South Korea describe being paid less than the minimum wage and working long days in difficult conditions, ranging from dirty to dangerous.- AFP File pic

BANGKOK/SEOUL (Reuters): The deaths of hundreds of mainly undocumented Thai migrant workers in South Korea have been uncovered by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, prompting the United Nations to call for inquiry into the fate of migrants known as "little ghosts".

At least 522 Thais have died in South Korea since 2015 -- 84% of whom were undocumented -- found data from the Thai embassy in Seoul obtained via a freedom of information (FOI) request.