Police later took some 30 workers into custody at 6am when they failed to provide ID papers. These detainees face charges and deportation. 
	Officials have set up a temporary coordination site on Assadathorn Road. Info about migrant workers will be given to potential employers. Health officials will also be on hand to provide a check-up for migrants looking for work.

'Migrant market'

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Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia.

'Migrant market'

Chiang Mai Internal Security Operations Command offi?cials, provincial officials and other agencies rounded up 200 migrant workers queu?ing up on both sides of Assadathorn Road in Chiang Mai’s Muang district, known as a migrant labour market.

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