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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese woman sells traditional Burmese conical hats in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:       A Burmese woman carries water from the Moei River up to her village, an unofficial community of Burmese refugees north of Mae Sot, Thailand, on a narrow strip of land about 200 meters deep and 400 meters long that juts into Thailand. The land is technically Burma but it is on the Thai side of the Moei River, which marks most of the border in this part of Thailand. The refugees, a mix of Buddhists and Christians, settled on the land years ago to avoid strife in Myanmar (Burma). For all practical purposes they live in Thailand. They shop in Thai markets and see their produce to Thai buyers. About 200 people live in thatched huts spread throughout the community. They're close enough to Mae Sot that some can work in town and Burmese merchants from Mae Sot come out to their village to do business with them. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese woman sells traditional Burmese conical hats in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese Muslim woman and other Burmese women in a shop that rents floor space to gem dealers in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese gem stone vendor buys gems from a man in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese fruit vendor cuts fruit in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Chinese gemstone buyer checks the quality of a stone being sold by a Burmese man in the Burmese gem market in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese Muslim woman and other Burmese women in a shop that rents floor space to gem dealers in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese gem stone vendor buys gems from a man in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:    A Burmese seamstress works sewing clothes and ribbons in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:     Burmese porters make a delivery to the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese Buddhist monk walks through Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrants living in Thailand play dominoes in a Burmese tea house in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrants living in Thailand play dominoes in a Burmese tea house in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrants068.jpg
  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   A Burmese teenaged girl waits to buy betel from a Burmese betel vendor in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The girl works in a fish processing plant and chews the betel, which is a mild stimulant. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry. Thanaka powder has been used by Burmese for over 2000 years for protection from the sun.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  A picture of Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her father, Burmese independence hero Gen. Aung San, hangs in a Burmese tea shop in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:    A Burmese teenager works sewing clothes and ribbons in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:   A Burmese woman pushes her cart through the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrants078.jpg
  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrants living in Thailand play dominoes in a Burmese tea house in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrants071.jpg
  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese Muslim woman and other Burmese women in a shop that rents floor space to gem dealers in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese fruit vendor cuts fruit in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrants087.jpg
  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:     Burmese porters make a delivery to the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:    A Burmese Muslim woman carries her son through the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrants079.jpg
  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese migrants living in Thailand play dominoes in a Burmese tea house in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseMigrants070.jpg
  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   A Burmese teenaged girl waits to buy betel from a Burmese betel vendor in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The girl works in a fish processing plant and chews the betel, which is a mild stimulant. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry. Thanaka powder has been used by Burmese for over 2000 years for protection from the sun.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseWorkers0430065.jpg
  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese Muslim woman and other Burmese women in a shop that rents floor space to gem dealers in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:    A Burmese teenager works sewing clothes and ribbons in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:    A Burmese man laughs while he watches Burmese go back and forth across the Moei River between Mae Sot, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   A Burmese teenaged girl waits to buy betel from a Burmese betel vendor in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The girl works in a fish processing plant and chews the betel, which is a mild stimulant. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry. Thanaka powder has been used by Burmese for over 2000 years for protection from the sun.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseWorkers0430064.jpg
  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese Muslim woman and other Burmese women in a shop that rents floor space to gem dealers in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Thai iced coffee vendor at work in the Burmese market in Mae Sot. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Thai iced coffee vendor at work in the Burmese market in Mae Sot. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Gems for sale in the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese woman who sells mangoes in the Mae Sot market sets out her fruit at the beginning of the day. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: The Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:     Burmese wait in front of the Friendship Bridge between Mae Sot, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar to open for the day so they can walk back to Burma. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  Unemployed Burmese men who were lured to Thailand with the promise of jobs relax in a Burmese tea shop in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Catholic nun and a friend walk through the Burmese market in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Passengers help push a Burmese boat out into the Moei River so they can go back to Myanmar from Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese girl in a boat goes back to Myawaddy, Myanmar from Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boat full of Burmese come down the Moei River to an unofficial border crossing point in Mae Sot, Thailand. Most are people coming to Mae Sot for shopping or health care. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:    Burmese cram into a large boat and float across the Moei River to Thailand. Myawaddy is in the background. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:    Burmese cram into a large boat and float across the Moei River to Thailand. Myawaddy is in the background. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese Buddhist monk walks along the Moie River promenade towards towards a boat landing so he could return to Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese woman sells fried snacks at the foot of the Friendship Bridge between Mae Sot, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese man and his sons on his bike along the Asia Highway in Mae Sot. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A Burmese betel nut vendor a his son prepare betel leafs for his Burmese customers who work in fish processing plants in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A Burmese betel nut vendor a his son prepare betel leafs for his Burmese customers who work in fish processing plants in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  Unemployed Burmese men who were lured to Thailand with the promise of jobs relax in a Burmese tea shop in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  Unemployed Burmese men who were lured to Thailand with the promise of jobs relax in a Burmese tea shop in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  A woman in a housing complex for Burmese migrants holds her daughter, who has thanaka powder on her face. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry. Thanaka powder has been used by Burmese for over 2000 years for protection from the sun.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   A Burmese worker with thanaka powder on her face repairs a fishing net in the port of Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry. Thanaka powder has been used by Burmese for over 2000 years for protection from the sun.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   A Burmese worker with thanaka powder on her face repairs a fishing net in the port of Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry. Thanaka powder has been used by Burmese for over 2000 years for protection from the sun.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Passengers help push a Burmese boat out into the Moei River so they can go back to Myanmar from Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese walk down the Thai side of the Moei River in Mae Sot to catch a boat back to Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese walk down the Thai side of the Moei River in Mae Sot to catch a boat back to Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese border crossers walk along the Moie River promenade towards Mae Sot, Thailand. They crossed the river from Mywaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese man waits for Friendship Bridge between Mae Sot, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar to open for the day so he can go back to Burma. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese family waits on the Thai side of the Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot to cross into Burma. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese family waits on the Thai side of the Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot to cross into Burma. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A  Burmese man wearing an Aung San Suu Kyi tee shirt in the hallway of an apartment building that houses Burmese migrants in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  Unemployed Burmese men who were lured to Thailand with the promise of jobs relax in a Burmese tea shop in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Thai iced coffee vendor at work in the Burmese market in Mae Sot. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese woman who sells mangoes in the Mae Sot market sets out her fruit at the beginning of the day. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese novice monk and his assistant walk through Mae Sot, Thailand on his morning alms rounds. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese scramble up the Moei Riverbank after crossing into Thailand at an unofficial border crossing point. Myawaddy is in the background. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Burmese walk down the Thai side of the Moei River in Mae Sot to catch a boat back to Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A Burmese man waits for Friendship Bridge between Mae Sot, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar to open for the day so he can go back to Burma. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese women walk through a housing complex that is home to almost 10,000 Burmese migrants in Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese in the hallway of an apartment building that houses Burmese migrants in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:A Burmese boy in Mae Sot, Thailand. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: A boat full of Burmese come down the Moei River to an unofficial border crossing point in Mae Sot, Thailand. Most are people coming to Mae Sot for shopping or health care. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese scramble up the Moei Riverbank after crossing into Thailand at an unofficial border crossing point. Myawaddy is in the background. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese scramble up the Moei Riverbank after crossing into Thailand at an unofficial border crossing point. Myawaddy is in the background. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Burmese scramble up the Moei Riverbank after crossing into Thailand at an unofficial border crossing point. Myawaddy is in the background. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  A Burmese man wearing a traditional longyi (Burmese sarong) walks through the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A Burmese woman relaxes in a Burmese tea shop in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:    Unemployed Burmese men who were lured to Thailand with the promise of jobs relax in a Burmese tea shop in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   A Burmese worker with thanaka powder on her face repairs a fishing net in the port of Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry. Thanaka powder has been used by Burmese for over 2000 years for protection from the sun.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A Burmese woman relaxes in a Burmese tea shop in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   Burmese women work in a shrimp processing plant in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  A Burmese crewman with a pattern of thanaka powder on his face sorts and grades fresh caught mackerel in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Gem dealers in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  People board a boat at an unofficial border crossing point on the Moei River in Mae Sot, Thailand, to go back to Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese teen age girls chat on a tenement balcony above a fish processing plant in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseWorkers0430068.jpg
  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   Burmese women work in a shrimp processing plant in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseWorkers0430056.jpg
  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   A Burmese crewman sorts and grades fresh caught mackerel in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:    A Burmese crewman unloads a Thai fishing trawler in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:  Burmese crewman on a Thai fishing trawler coming back into port in Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:     People wait to cross the Friendship Bridge over the Moei River between Mae Sot, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:     People wait to cross the Friendship Bridge over the Moei River between Mae Sot, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Gemstone buyers and sellers haggle over prices in the street in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  Precious stones for sale in Mae Sot, Thailand. There is a thriving business in buying and selling gems and precious stones in Mae Sot. Many of the gems are smuggled into Thailand from Myanmar. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: Buildings in Myawaddy, Myanmar on the Moei River. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moei (Moei River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MAY 2013 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND: People scurry up and down the banks of the Moei River in Myawaddy, Myanmar at an unofficial border crossing point. They cram into the large boat and float across the river. Fifty years of political turmoil in Burma (Myanmar) has led millions of Burmese to leave their country. Many have settled in neighboring Thailand. Mae Sot, on the Mae Nam Moie (Moie River) is the center of the Burmese emigre community in central western Thailand. There are hundreds of thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants in the area. Many live a shadowy existence without papers and without recourse if they cross Thai authorities. The Burmese have their own schools and hospitals (with funding provided by NGOs). Burmese restaurants and tea houses are common in the area.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: A Burmese man works on an appliance on a tenement balcony above a fish processing plant in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese teen age girls chat on a tenement balcony above a fish processing plant in Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND: Burmese women, one with thanaka powder on her face, in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   Burmese women work in a shrimp processing plant in the Thai fishing port of Mahachai. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 APRIL 2013 - MAHACHAI, SAMUT SAKHON, THAILAND:   A Burmese woman who works in the Thai fishing industry waits for an order of betel to be prepared. Betel is a mild stimulant, the workers chew it to stay alert at work. The Thai fishing industry is heavily reliant on Burmese and Cambodian migrants. Burmese migrants crew many of the fishing boats that sail out of Samut Sakhon and staff many of the fish processing plants in Samut Sakhon, about 45 miles south of Bangkok. Migrants pay as much $700 (US) each to be smuggled from the Burmese border to Samut Sakhon for jobs that pay less than $5.00 (US) per day. There have also been reports that some Burmese workers are abused and held in slavery like conditions in the Thai fishing industry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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