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    Rise of robots fuels slavery threat for Asian factory workers: analysts
    July 13, 2018in Labour Issues, Lead Story, News1247by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Rise of robots fuels slavery threat for Asian factory workers: analysts

    The rise of robots in manufacturing in Southeast Asia is likely to fuel modern slavery as workers who end up unemployed due to automation face abuses competing for a shrinking…

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    Thai court dismisses charges against Burmese workers in landmark case
    July 11, 2018in Labour Issues, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News1142by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Thai court dismisses charges against Burmese workers in landmark case

    A court in Bangkok dismisses criminal defamation charges against workers from Burma who accused a chicken farm of abuses, in a landmark ruling seen as a rare victory for migrant…

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    Fears for ‘stateless’ Burmese workers in Thailand as deadline looms
    June 28, 2018in Labour Issues, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News887by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Fears for ‘stateless’ Burmese workers in Thailand as deadline looms

    Thousands of Muslim migrant workers from Burma risk being fined and deported from Thailand after June 30, under a new law that campaigners say may increase abuse and trafficking.

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    Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region: report
    May 30, 2018in Land, Lead Story, News404by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region: report

    Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural residents of Southeast Asia’s Mekong region saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two…

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    Cheap rides at risk in drive to clean up Southeast Asia streets
    May 25, 2018in Lead Story, News3773by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Cheap rides at risk in drive to clean up Southeast Asia streets

    From Manila’s iconic jeepneys to Kuala Lumpur’s motorbike taxis, Southeast Asian capitals are on a drive to clean their streets of vehicles that cause pollution and traffic jams, while experts…

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    10 years after Sichuan, China transforms quake preparedness, but Asia lags
    May 11, 2018in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News160by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    10 years after Sichuan, China transforms quake preparedness, but Asia lags

    One decade after an earthquake killed almost 70,000 people, China’s investment in disaster preparedness means a similar tragedy is unlikely, said experts who urged other Asian nations to follow suit.

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