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    Thai PM hears Burmese migrant workers’ concerns
    March 7, 2018in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News260by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Thai PM hears Burmese migrant workers’ concerns

    Surachai told DVB that migrant fishermen are frequently threatened by Thai authorities and bosses if they raise their concerns.

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    18 Burmese fishermen released from jail in India
    January 25, 2018in Lead Story, News331by DVB
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    18 Burmese fishermen released from jail in India

    Having served two-year sentences for illegally entering Indian territorial waters, 18 Burmese fishermen were yesterday released from prison and allowed to return home.

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    Trafficking, debt bondage rampant in Thai fishing industry: study
    September 22, 2017in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News473by THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Trafficking, debt bondage rampant in Thai fishing industry: study

    More than a third of migrant fishermen in Thailand clearly were victims of trafficking over the past five years and even more workers in the industry were possibly trafficked as…

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    ‘The fishing industry needs capital, technology and market access’
    January 16, 2017in Arakan, Lead Story, News417by EI CHERRY AUNG / MYANMAR NOW
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    ‘The fishing industry needs capital, technology and market access’

    Myint Thein, a Fisheries Department officer in southern Arakan State, an area with thousands of fishermen, discusses the challenges facing the fishing industry there.

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    As catches fall, fishermen in Arakan State sink into debt
    January 10, 2017in Arakan, Features, Lead Story, News232by EI CHERRY AUNG / MYANMAR NOW
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    As catches fall, fishermen in Arakan State sink into debt

    Fishing, a major industry in impoverished Arakan State, has been in a long decline, pushing many coastal communities into debt.

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    Dead body could be Burmese fisherman, say Phuket police
    November 17, 2016in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News6by DVB
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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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