Human traffickers and scammers operating within major cities are reported to be targeting young people looking to leave Burma for work due to the...

Hong Kong is making plans to ramp up its recruitment of domestic workers from Burma as the Special Administrative Region prepares for a potential shortage of labourers from other Southeast Asian countries.

Burma’s government is keeping an eye on the situation for its migrant workers in Qatar as a diplomatic crisis has engulfed the Middle Eastern emirate, vowing to assist any Burmese nationals facing difficulties as a result of the regional upheaval.

Efforts to prevent Burmese maids from going overseas have only resulted in more being trafficked in the black market for domestic servants.

The Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation has suspended its’ assistance to Burmese seeking to work in Malaysia, in protest of a visa fee hike.

In business this week: Companies warned over new competition law; representation for migrant workers in Japan; Burma's first ever national Export Strategy.