Under the pilot scheme, a group of 300 Rohingya would be allowed to work legally in the plantation and manufacturing sectors.
Tag: Labour issues
Sagaing marchers get prison for May protests
Fifteen workers from a Sagaing-based plywood company receive prison sentences for scuffling with police during a protest in Naypyidaw in May.
Liquid nitrogen tank explodes in Sagaing sugar plant
An employee at the Great Wall sugar refinery factory in Katha died on the spot when a liquid nitrogen tank he was handling exploded.
Sagaing marchers indicted on unlawful assembly, sedition charges
The tree female defendants were indicted on two unlawful assembly charges each, while the 12 men were also indicted for sedition.
EU official decries 'dark shadow' cast by Andy Hall verdict
A top European Union official criticises a Thai court ruling that found the British rights activist guilty of criminal defamation for alleging labour abuses.
4 human rights officials resign over Ava Tailor abuse case
The MNHRC officials had been under intense criticism for their handling of a high-profile case where two young maids were allegedly tortured and abused by their employers.