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Sandar (a pseudonym) is an illegal Burmese migrant living in Mae Sot, at the Thailand-Myanmar border. She has been in an abusive relationship for eleven years. Her husband beats and sexually abuses her. The situation at home got worse since the Covid-19 outbreak. Sandar's husband lost his job so they were constantly arguing about money. Sandar is one of the ~200,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot region. Many of them are undocumented and work in precarious conditions. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, they have no jobs, no support from the Thai government, and no chances of returning to Myanmar due to the closure of borders. According to the United Nations, cases of domestic violence have globally increased by 30% in 2020.
This story has been published in El País: https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/10/26/album/1603717461_363685.html
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11 imagesSandar (a pseudonym) is an illegal Burmese migrant living in Mae Sot, at the Thailand-Myanmar border. She has been in an abusive relationship for eleven years. Her husband beats and sexually abuses her. The situation at home got worse since the Covid-19 outbreak. Sandar's husband lost his job so they were constantly arguing about money. Sandar is one of the ~200,000 Burmese migrants living in the Mae Sot region. Many of them are undocumented and work in precarious conditions. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, they have no jobs, no support from the Thai government, and no chances of returning to Myanmar due to the closure of borders. According to the United Nations, cases of domestic violence have globally increased by 30% in 2020. This story has been published in El País: https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/10/26/album/1603717461_363685.html
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