Three Burmese migrants held for ransom whilst waiting for official paperwork held for ransom by a police-trafficker nexus
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500 migrant workers sue Thai employers
Nov 6, 2009 (DVB), Hundreds of Burmese migrant workers in a Thai border town have filed a lawsuit against their employers for allegedly failing to pay salaries, a migrant organisation said. The migrant workers in Mae Sot, across the border from Burma's eastern Karen state, claim that employers failed to abide by regulations laid down …
Thailand grants driver licenses to Burmese
Nov 4, 2009 (DVB), Numbers of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand will soon be able to drive vehicles following the Thai government's decision to allow them to possess cars and motorcycles. Migrants arriving in Thailand who hold temporary resident cards are targeted in the government scheme, Thailand's Matichon newspaper reported, while migrant workers without the …