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    Tagged: fishermen

    Human Trafficking Lead Story News

    Trafficking, abuse systemic on Thai fishing boats, says UK rights group

    A young girl packs crab at the port of Ranong in southern Thailand. (PHOTO: John Hulme)

    At sea, the fishermen face violence, intimidation, dangerous working conditions and even murder, according to the EJF report.

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    Burmese fishermen arrested for murder in Thailand

    Two fishermen from Burma have been arrested on trawlers in the Andaman Sea for allegedly murdering a Thai woman a month ago.

    Human Trafficking Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Slavery fishing boats detected off Papuan coast

    An Associated Press investigation uncovers ships believed to be carrying enslaved fishermen, many of whom may be Burmese.

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    Boatpeople Contributor Lead Story Migrants Issues News Rohingya

    Boat people find warmer welcome in Aceh

    Regardless of the desperate conditions in the hastily assembled camps, many Rohingya asylum seekers say the Acehnese are receiving them with open arms.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Enslaved fishermen head home to Burma

    The first group of Burmese migrants among those rescued from slavery on remote Indonesian islands are flown to Rangoon on a government-sponsored flight.

    Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Thailand tries to clean up its fishing act

    Thai authorities are issuing labour ID cards to migrant workers within its fishing industry to combat rampant human trafficking in the trade.

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    Rescued fishermen receive consular assistance in Jakarta

    Assistance is being provided to the Burmese nationals among those fishermen who were rescued from an island in Indonesia.

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    Burmese ‘castaways’ finally allowed to go home

    Three Burmese fishermen who were rescued after floating across the Indian Ocean for 40 days and nights on a small bamboo boat have finally been given the green light to go home.

    Irrawaddy Division Lead Story News

    400 fishermen rescued after storm

    Over 400 fishermen swept into the sea last week by a storm in the Bay of Bengal have been rescued by a team led by the Burmese navy.

    Labour Issues Lead Story News

    Burmese fishermen escape exploitation in Indonesia

    Almost 30 Thai and Burmese fishermen facing exploitation on deep-sea fishing trawlers in Indonesian waters recently sought help from a labour rights network.

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    Families of missing fishermen to receive compensation

    The families of 15 people lost at sea after a fishing boat capsized in early August will receive 1.5 million kyat (US$1,500) each for their losses, according to a spokesperson of the boat operator.

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    At least 20 Burmese fishermen missing in Bay of Bengal

    At least 20 fishermen from Irrawaddy division’s Bogale and Pyapon townships are missing in the Bay of Bengal after getting caught in swirling winds caused by Cyclone Phailin.

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    Burma charges detained fishermen

    Dec 7, 2009 (AFP), Burma has charged 128 foreign fishermen with violating immigration laws after they were arrested last month for illegal fishing, an official said Sunday. The group, currently[…]

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