Shipping containers home for migrant workers in Thai capital In eastern Bangkok, hundreds of migrant construction workers sleep in a makeshift settlement made entirely of steel shipping containers. They are among 3 to 4 million migrant workers who have fuelled the rapid growth in Thailand's economy in recent years. Drawn by the chance to earn higher salaries than they would back home, most work long hours in industries such as agriculture, manufacturing and construction. A voiced AFPTV report.