Samut Sakorn, Thailand (CNN) -- The mammoth flooding that has deluged much of Thailand, killing hundreds, appears to be subsiding. But steep challenges remain for displaced residents and migrant workers abandoned by their employers. The heavily industrial Samut Sakorn province employs hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar, according to estimates from Thai and Myanmar officials. But when floodwaters overtook numerous factories in the area, some business owners simply fled -- leaving employees without their documents or pay. "During the flood ... Myanmar workers are the second class, so the priority goes to the Thai workers," said Naing Tan, Myanmar's deputy ambassador to Thailand.
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Prime Minister: The water level recedes, but draining in some areas are slow
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The flooding leaves migrant workers from Myanmar abandoned in one province
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A complex of cement construction materials is now housing for displaced residents
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The death toll reaches 537, and 22 provinces remain affected
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