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Burmese lead migrants’ push for better pay, benefits at Thai seafood firm
Burmese nationals lead more than 2,000 migrant workers at a major Thai seafood exporting company in calling for bigger bonuses and better welfare benefits, a rare demand in a country that bars foreigners from forming trade unions.
Activists warn of ‘copycat’ prosecutions after Thai verdict
A guilty verdict for a British activist in Thailand charged with defamation for alleging ill-treatment of migrant workers at a big fruit company sets an alarming precedent, say rights groups.
Social media raises migrants’ awareness of rights
A Facebook post that alerted a group of Burmese migrants to their own exploitation has triggered a landmark case on the rights of foreign workers in Thailand.
Burmese workers sign up for ‘ethical recruitment’ scheme
Some 200 Burmese nationals signed contracts to work in Thailand at a press conference held in Rangoon over the weekend to publicise a new "ethical recruitment" scheme.
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.
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.
