1. Ao is a migrant worker from Burma who lives near the Thai border and works illegally in Phuket, Thailand to support his family. 2. Phuket suffered greatly from the 2004 tsunami, with a 90% drop in tourism, but has since rebuilt its infrastructure with the help of migrant workers like Ao. 3. While the work is difficult and dangerous, Ao hopes to learn enough English working in a tourist bar to achieve his dream of having his own business with a partner.

1. 1. Before the tsunami 2. In Burma, Ao’s 3. Migrants in
10. million visitors flew
fourBurmese people 11. Phuket cash – not
family uses has loads 18. For Ao,
Thailand often do
living near the Thai
into Phuket’s of jobs available to re-
cards - to buy things. working jobs – in
the ‘3D’ illegally
border can illegally tap
international airport build the island’s
If they have enough a bar difficult and
dirty, in Thailand
into Thai phone
every year. tourist to save
moneyfacilities they is worth the risk.
dangerous
networks. buy gold and wear it. He can make
more money and
send it home to
4. Ao has found work 5. Ao phones home 6. Ao’s family lives
13. Phuket lies close to 14. Burmese migrants 15. family in
his No member of
on a building site for a regularly. in Burma near the
the Burmese border. are cheaper to Ao’s family has a
Burma.
new hotel. Thai border
employ than Thai bank account.
workers.
7. Ao hopes to work in
16. Dealers in Burma 8. Phuket suffered a
17. Worldwide, the 9. There are about
can exchange the he
a tourist bar so that 90% drop in visitor
amount of money sent 73,000 illegal
will learn enough
numbers on Thai top- numbers migrants
home by after the migrant workers
up phone cardsup his
English to chat for tsunami abroad is
working in December from Burma
cash. partner!
dream 2004. than all the
greater working in Phuket.
overseas aid given to
poor countries.
12. Amnesty
International
called life in
Burma, “a prison
without bars”.