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    Union says 100 Magway and Sagaing garment workers are being laid off
    August 22, 2022in Breaking, Labour Issues, Uncategorized, Yangon0by DVB English
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    Union says 100 Magway and Sagaing garment workers are being laid off

    The Federation of General Workers Myanmar (FGWM) announced that more than 100 workers holding Sagaing and Magway region IDs have been threatened and fired from a Chinese-owned garment factory that…

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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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    Garment industry gears up for rise in minimum wage
    April 12, 2018in Feature, Features (OLD), Labour Issues2191by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Garment industry gears up for rise in minimum wage

    The minimum wage will rise from 3600 kyats ($2.70) to 4,800 kyats per day, but for some workers, fears have been raised it may come at the cost of other…

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    ‘Progress and persistent abuses’ in Thailand’s fishing industry, says ILO
    March 7, 2018in Labour Issues, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News441by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    ‘Progress and persistent abuses’ in Thailand’s fishing industry, says ILO

    Fishermen in Thailand remain at risk of forced labour, and the identity documents and wages of some continue to be withheld, despite pressure from major retailers to clean up the…

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