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Dead body could be Burmese fisherman, say Phuket police
Based on his tattoo and clothing, police speculate he was a Burmese fisherman who may have been killed in a fight and dumped at sea.
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Man arrested in Thailand for trafficking fellow Burmese
A Burmese man has been arrested in southern Thailand’s Songkhla Province for trafficking fellow Burmese workers to work in the fishery industry.
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3 more migrants rescued from fishing boat slavery
MAT said the three men had been hiding in a forest near the port of Chonburi for two days after escaping from their fishing boat.
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3 Burmese rescued from slavery on Thai fishing boat
The three men were rescued from a Chonburi dock after their boat returned to shore.
Burmese journalist earns a Pulitzer for reporting on ‘seafood slavery’
Esther Htusan, a journalist from Kachin State, was one of four journalists responsible for a series of reports on modern slavery that earned a Pulitzer.
Cheated migrants paid out by Thai seafood factory
Burmese migrants working for a Thai seafood company will receive a share of a US$1.3 million payout after striking en masse.
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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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Thai fish factories scaling down abuses: NGO
Following up on reports of poor working conditions in Thai fish factories, a Finnish NGO finds the situation improved, but problems persist for migrant workers.
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Slavery charges sought against crew of migrant ship
The crew of a boat carrying more than 200 migrants that was intercepted by the Burmese navy last week have been remanded in detention.
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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.
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Thailand vows to stop ‘slavery’ in fishing industry
Following EU threat of ban over the illegal fishing and enslavement of migrant fishermen – many of whom were Burmese – Thai PM promises action.
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More than 450 rescued Burmese fishermen to get travel documents
Over 450 trafficked Burmese fisherman have been rescued from the Indonesian island of Benjina. Now, embassy officials are working for their repatriation.
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Interview: Fisherman speaks of Benjina captivity
DVB speaks to Thet Swe Thint, a fisherman rescued from captivity on the Indonesian island of Benjina
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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 father & son trafficked three times in Thailand
Two Burmese migrants – a father and son – were sold by human traffickers a total of three times from one owner to another in southern Thailand’s Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.
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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Few trafficking arrests for Kachin task force
At an event in the Kachin capital of Myitkyina on Tuesday, Burma’s anti-human trafficking police unit said they have had just five human trafficking cases this year.
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DVB Debate: Ending slavery in Burma
DVB Debate discusses why forced labour and trafficking in Burma are so widespread and debate how to end modern slavery in the country.
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Slavery persists in Thai fishing industry: report
New evidence of migrant slavery has emerged along the coast of Thailand, the world’s third largest seafood exporter.
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Burmese migrants freed from slavery in Bangkok restaurant
Three young Burmese migrants were rescued on 19 February from a Bangkok restaurant where they had been kept as slaves.
384,000 Burmese people live in slavery
Over 380,000 people are being held as slaves in Burma, according to the first ever global slavery survey.
Jason Mraz concert to end human trafficking
Grammy award-winning singer Jaosn Mraz performed in Rangoon’s People’s Park on Sunday in front of thousands. The concert was organised by MTV EXIT to raise awareness and increase prevention of[…]
Thai authorities rescue migrants enslaved on fishing vessels
Eighteen Burmese migrants forced to work as slaves on a fishing boat were rescued by the Thai police’s Anti-Human Trafficking Division on 22 July at a port 300 kilometers southeast of Bangkok
