Migrant Burmese Families In Thailand – Living and Working In Garbage Dumps

Mae Sot, Thailand; February 2014. A young burmese girl reads a book in the middle of a garbage dump.
This social documentary photography was submitted to Edge of Humanity Magazine by Photographer Javier Corso.
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From project “H-Waste” by Javier Corso.
Faced with the possibility of ending up in a refugee camp in Thailand, some of the Burmese people who cross the border become illegal immigrants in order to achieve a sustainable living for themselves and their families.

Mae Sot, Thailand; February 6th, 2014. A garbage dump is the home and workplace for a group of Burmese ‘Karen’ refugees and their children.

Mae Sot, Thailand; February 2014. A man digs in the garbage looking for recyclable materials to sell.
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By Javier Corso