Thailand says no policy to 'sweep and clean' illegal migrants


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  • Monday, 16 Jun 2014

Cambodian workers ride on military trucks as they prepare to cross the Thai-Cambodia border at Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaew June 15, 2014. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's junta denied on Monday that they were pursuing a "sweep and clean" policy of driving illegal foreign workers out of the country, despite mass departures by fearful Cambodians since the military took power last month.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than 100,000 undocumented Cambodian men, women and children have fled Thailand amid fears of a crackdown on illegal labour sine the May 22 coup.

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