Human Trafficking Lead Story News
At sea, the fishermen face violence, intimidation, dangerous working conditions and even murder, according to the EJF report.
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
An Associated Press investigation uncovers ships believed to be carrying enslaved fishermen, many of whom may be Burmese.
Boatpeople Contributor Lead Story Migrants Issues News Rohingya
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
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
Thai authorities are issuing labour ID cards to migrant workers within its fishing industry to combat rampant human trafficking in the trade.
Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News
Assistance is being provided to the Burmese nationals among those fishermen who were rescued from an island in Indonesia.
Human Interest Lead Story News
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
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.
Almost 30 Thai and Burmese fishermen facing exploitation on deep-sea fishing trawlers in Indonesian waters recently sought help from a labour rights network.
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.
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.
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[…]
