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Thai migrant labor shortage leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled

A shortage of migrant workers in Thailand forces growers to leave crops like mangosteen and rambutan unpicked as wages surge.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 13 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 13 Oct 2026. South China Morning Post published first, on 13 October at 01:36 UTC; Latest articles followed 1h 22m later. The most recent article, from Latest articles, appeared on 13 October at 02:59 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: South China Morning Post, Latest articles.

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  1. Thai migrant labor crunch leaves fruit rotting and jobs unfilled Latest articles
  2. Thailand’s deepening labour shortage roils harvest as unpicked fruits rot South China Morning Post

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