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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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    In Burma, garment industry booms — and labour unions pay the price
    March 20, 2017in Development, Economy, Feature, Features, Labour Issues, Lead Story819by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    In Burma, garment industry booms — and labour unions pay the price

    Discrimination against workers standing up for their rights in Burma’s garment industry was highlighted this month after a union leader was fired at a factory supplying fashion brand H&M.

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    Bangkok factory boss gives in to Burmese workers’ demands
    February 23, 2017in Labour Issues, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News39by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Bangkok factory boss gives in to Burmese workers’ demands

    A factory boss has agreed to compensate Burmese workers at a motorcycle helmet factory in Bangkok after the migrants staged a one-day strike.

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    Labour rights reforms and impatient unions a challenge for NLD
    September 19, 2016in Archives, Labour Issues, Lead Story, News169by HTET KHAUNG LINN / MYANMAR NOW
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    Labour rights reforms and impatient unions a challenge for NLD

    Burma’s growing industrial workforce is becoming increasingly unionised and assertive.

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    Social media raises migrants' awareness of rights
    September 15, 2016in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News1498by ALISA TANG / REUTERS
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    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.

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    Lack of rights leaves housemaids open to abuses
    July 4, 2016in Human Rights, Labour Issues, Lead Story, News700by EI CHERRY AUNG / MYANMAR NOW
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    Lack of rights leaves housemaids open to abuses

    Thousands of girls from poor families across Burma work as maids for wealthier households, and often face gruelling working hours and abuse.

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