Migrant workers generally have to adapt to housing as they find it, such as this group who constructed a 'village' from shipping containers. In short, they want to create the likes of Mahachai for migrant workers in other areas. They claim the designated site is degraded mangrove forest into which sea tides no longer flow. The mangrove forest along the coastal line serves as a nursery for young aquatic creatures -- the reason our sea has been so rich. More importantly, this coastal forest will be the last fortress to deal with coastal erosion caused by climate-change induced rising sea levels.

Source: Bangkok Post April 02, 2017 22:07 UTC