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    Tagged: Burmese migrant workers

    Features Lead Story Migrants Issues

    Poems highlight love, struggles of migrant workers in Singapore

    Some migrant workers in Singapore have taken to poetry to write about their daily struggles in an annual contest that aims to break down barriers with Singaporean society by showcasing their literary talents.

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    Burmese maid who committed suicide to be cremated in Singapore

    A Burmese domestic worker who jumped to her death from a 19-storey building in Singapore this week will be cremated in the Southeast Asian city-state, with her father and uncle preparing to travel there for the ceremony.

    International Relations Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burma monitoring migrant workers in Qatar amid Middle East diplomatic row

    Burma’s government is keeping an eye on the situation for its migrant workers in Qatar as a diplomatic crisis has engulfed the Middle Eastern emirate, vowing to assist any Burmese nationals facing difficulties as a result of the regional upheaval.

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    Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thailand looks to improve migrant workers’ living quarters

    Authorities in Thailand have pledged to study how to make living quarters for foreign workers better to improve their quality of life.

    Crime Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    ‘Peaceful’ KL neighbourhood reacts to Burmese migrant workers’ murder

    Residents of the neighbourhood in Malaysia where five Burmese migrant workers were killed by armed assailants last week told a local daily that the violence was uncharacteristic in a community made up of many foreign workers simply looking to earn a living.

    ASEAN Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    For many ASEAN migrants, ‘decent work’ still a distant dream

    Thailand, ASEAN and the Mekong subregion still do not have decent rights­based regulations and safety nets in place to ensure justice for migrants, say nongovernmental organisations.

    Arakan ASEAN Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burma suspends sending of migrant workers to Malaysia amid diplomatic row

    The Department of Labour in Naypyidaw on Tuesday ordered overseas employment agencies to temporarily stop sending migrants to Malaysia amid rising tensions between the two countries over the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in western Burma.

    Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Labour activist, fearing for safety, leaves Thailand

    Prominent British rights activist Andy Hall leaves Thailand, saying he fears for his safety amid legal problems and growing harassment from companies.

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    Interview Lead Story Migrants Issues News Photos

    Interview: Migrants ‘need to tell their story’

    A new exhibition at Rangoon’s Deitta Gallery explores the lives of Burmese migrants in Thailand.

    Human Trafficking Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    EU official decries ‘dark shadow’ cast by Andy Hall verdict

    A top European Union official criticises a Thai court ruling that found the British rights activist guilty of criminal defamation for alleging labour abuses.

    Business Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thai money transfer service targets Burmese workers

    TrueMoney, a subsidiary of Thailand’s True Corporation, is moving to expand into international mobile payment services, targeting Burmese migrant workers.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thais crack down as anti-migrant sentiment rises

    Thailand moves to enforce restrictions on the kinds of jobs foreigners can do as more Thais come to view migrants as competitors in a weak economy.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Activists warn of ‘copycat’ prosecutions after Thai verdict

    A guilty verdict for a British activist in Thailand charged with defamation for alleging ill-treatment of migrant workers at a big fruit company sets an alarming precedent, say rights groups.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thai court finds Andy Hall guilty of defamation

    The verdict against the prominent migrant rights defender is expected to have a chilling effect on efforts to protect foreign workers in Thailand.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Social media raises migrants’ awareness of rights

    A Facebook post that alerted a group of Burmese migrants to their own exploitation has triggered a landmark case on the rights of foreign workers in Thailand.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burmese migrants sue Thai export giant over alleged abuses

    A group of Burmese workers is suing their former employer, a poultry farm in Thailand, for $1.33 million in compensation for alleged abuses.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burmese workers sign up for ‘ethical recruitment’ scheme

    Some 200 Burmese nationals signed contracts to work in Thailand at a press conference held in Rangoon over the weekend to publicise a new “ethical recruitment” scheme.

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    Thai govt, poultry industry agree to new labour guidelines

    The move comes less than two months after a group of Burmese poultry farm workers in Thailand accused their former employer of forcing them to work under slave-like conditions.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Embassy responds to dispute with migrant group

    The Burmese embassy in Bangkok has acknowledged that cards it had issued to two Burmese migrants rights groups working in Thailand had been “confiscated”, but denied that the move would[…]

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Burmese workers win poultry farm pay dispute

    A group of Burmese workers who accused their Thai former employer of forcing them to work under slave-like conditions have been awarded $48,600 in compensation.

    Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thailand cracks down on Burmese workers

    The arrest of thousands of Burmese migrants in Thailand over the last 10 days is linked to the end of the “pink card” registration period, say migrant rights groups.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thailand pushes for migrant registration

    Thailand’s Department of Employment warns employers to ensure their migrant workers register before the 29 July deadline or face harsh punishments.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Chicken farm case spurs action from Thai industry

    As former workers at a poultry farm in Thailand’s Lopburi Province come forward with allegations of abuse, major Thai food exporters are moving quickly to allay concerns about their supply chains.

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    Suu Kyi gets top marks in Thailand

    Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi impressed her Thai hosts last week with her forthright manner and clear advice on the migrant issue.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Time-card ‘thief’ arrested after informing on employer

    A Burmese woman who accused her Thai employer of abuses was charged on Saturday for allegedly stealing her work time-card.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thais to hire ‘language coordinators’ to help with migrants

    Thailand’s Labour Ministry agrees to allow Thai companies to hire Burmese and other foreign nationals to work as language coordinators to help with migrant staff.

    Dawei Foreign Affairs Lead Story Migrants Issues News Refugees

    ‘We are responsible for our people,’ Suu Kyi tells Thai hosts

    “All of our people displaced in this country should come back to us,” Burma’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said following a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

    Human Rights Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Suu Kyi apologises to migrants

    Aung San Suu Kyi has apologised to supporters who stood in the rain for hours hoping to see her during her visit to Mahachai on Thursday.

    Foreign Affairs Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Migrants of Mahachai prepare for Suu Kyi visit

    Migrant workers from Burma eagerly await the visit of their democratic icon and national hero Aung San Suu Kyi in the Thai coastal fishery centre of Mahachai.

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    Suu Kyi, Thai govt to sign new migrant deal

    The agreement will significantly shorten the “work break” period that migrants must stay in Burma after their Thai work permits expire.

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