Govt committee proposes up to $3.50 daily minimum wage
“The minimum wage will be uniformly set across all regions and states in the country, with no discrimination regarding the nature of the job.”
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Migrants face deportation from Malaysia
Malaysia has some two million registered migrant workers but also an equal number of undocumented ones.
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Burmese migrant exodus spreads to southern Thailand
More than 1,000 Burmese migrants have returned via the Maw Taung border checkpoint in Tenasserim, with perhaps a similar number crossing at Kawthaung, the southernmost port in Burma.
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Thai court orders chicken farm to compensate Burmese workers
However, the court also acquitted agri-export giant Betagro, accused of involvement in encouraging forced labour.
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Malaysian police detain factory boss as suspect in Burmese migrants’ murder
Malaysian police detained 15 suspects after the grisly murder of five Burmese migrant workers outside the factory where they worked in Kuala Lumpur.
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Replace rude embassy staff, say Thai-based NGOs
“The attachés yelled at us, shouted rude things, and threatened to get us arrested for disturbing their work.”
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100 Burmese lose jobs as security guards in Mae Sot
According to a new Thai law laid down in March, all security guards must be Thai citizens.
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Burmese domestic workers often suffer intolerable conditions in neighbouring Thailand. But activists say it can all change.
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Rangoon factory workers go on strike
Around 100 workers of the Lawun Htet Tha garment factory in Rangoon’s Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone have gone on strike in protest against late salary payments.
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Rights group, Thai police free abused migrant workers
Thai police and a labour rights group have rescued 74 Burmese migrants, including children, from a factory in Mahachai, near Bangkok.
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Thai, Burmese labour officials pledge to protect migrant workers
Thai authorities agree to cooperate and provide full labour rights to Burmese migrants, with additional pledges to protect the estimated one to two million Burmese in Thailand from elements such as extortion and employment scams.
