New scam compounds have been built south of the town of Myawaddy, close to the Thai border, where the worst cases of forced labour and other abuses are now being reported.

Others show destroyed offices in the compound, and protesters pushing down a barricade at the school entrance.

The destruction of the fires only compounds the difficult lot for many of Hollywood’s workers.

“The problem is that the sponge grows exponentially, like compound interest in a bank,” Swain said.

A drop off in demand because tariffs push prices up would compound the many domestic challenges, including weak consumer spending and business investment, that the government is trying to tackle.