Suspended animation – Sacked comic illustrators hit back
Illustrators fired by a Korean owned business in Rangoon claim that their sacking was a recrimination for previous union activity.
Tagged: labour rights
Tawwin factory workers convicted under Article 18
Six workers from Tawwin Wood Finished Products Factory who staged a protest demanding salary increases and labour rights in October 2012 were convicted by Sanchaung township court in Rangoon on Friday and ordered to either pay fines or serve one month in prison with labour.
Burmese labour activist sued for ‘cursing’ at NLD
A labour rights activist defended himself in court on Tuesday, after a local chairman from the National League for Democracy sued him for “cursing” at members during a party meeting
Accident at construction site kills 7 in Shan state
Seven workers were killed and three injured after scaffolding at a construction site collapsed in Shan state’s capital Taunggyi yesterday afternoon
ASEAN chief fears Thai labour drain
Surin Pitsuwan adds voice to concerns that job creation in reforming Burma will damage Thai industry reliant on migrant workers
Deportation threat for 1m Burma migrants
Deadline for Thailand verification extended but rights groups warn many migrants may not make it, with stateless at most risk
Female migrants see dark side of China’s border
China’s Ruili has seen a tenfold increase in migrants from Burma since 2006, many of whom are women facing workplace abuse
Talks fail as Rangoon strikers push on
Attempts by Burma’s labour department to mediate fail as strike by up to 2,000 factory workers in former capital enters second week
Police lurk as Rangoon strike continues
Police set up blocks on roads leading to shoe factory in Burma’s industrial hub as 2,000 workers strike
Rangoon workers fight for compensation
Factory staff injured in work-related accident that left seven dead send letter to Labour Administration Department demanding justice
Burma ‘not ready for unions’: minister
Information Minister Kyaw Hsan reminds MPs of the alleged murky role played by unions during Burma’s brief spell of democracy after 1948
Govt pushed on labour rights
Opposition groups say Burmese government must enact legislation that protects workers, as 30 labuor activists remain behind bars
