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    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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    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.

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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.

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    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.

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    Another poultry farm worker faces charges

    A second Burmese poultry farm worker is to be charged with stealing a time-card from his workplace in Thailand, in a case that is attracting international attention.

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    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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    Exporter cuts ties with Thai chicken farm after abuse allegations

    Food giant Betagro issued a statement on Wednesday saying it had “stopped business operations with the farm until there is a solution for the labour conflict.”

    Human Rights Labour Issues Lead Story Migrants Issues News

    Poultry industry traps migrant workers in ‘debt bondage’

    Migrant workers in chicken processing plants throughout Thailand are routinely abused by their employers, according to a new report on the country’s booming poultry industry.

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    Migrants, justice and the Koh Tao murder case

    The outcome of the upcoming murder trial will be a test for Thailand not only to realise justice for the deceased, says rights activists Andy Hall.

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    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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