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    Singaporean man gets 13 years for raping Burmese maid
    November 14, 2016in Crime, Lead Story, News, Women's Issues622by DVB
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    Singaporean man gets 13 years for raping Burmese maid

    A Singaporean man who claimed that his Burmese maid consented to have sex with him has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape, according to local media.

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    Court holds hearing in Ava Tailor abuse case
    October 13, 2016in Crime, Human Trafficking, Labour Issues, Lead Story, News395by ARKAR / DVB
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    Court holds hearing in Ava Tailor abuse case

    The Western Rangoon District Court holds a hearing in the high-profile case of a family accused of severely abusing two young girls who worked at their tailor shop in downtown…

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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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    Ban on sending Burmese maids overseas backfires
    June 6, 2016in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News1by KATIE ARNOLD / THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
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    Ban on sending Burmese maids overseas backfires

    Efforts to prevent Burmese maids from going overseas have only resulted in more being trafficked in the black market for domestic servants.

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    Thai court awards 4.6 million baht in damages for tortured Karen girl
    July 2, 2014in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News108by DENE-HERN CHEN
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    Thai court awards 4.6 million baht in damages for tortured Karen girl

    A Thai court has awarded a compensation of 4.6 million baht to a young Karen girl who escaped her Thai employers last year after being subjected to four years of…

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