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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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    Burmese maids in Singapore need more protection, migrant worker group says
    July 10, 2014in Lead Story, News, Uncategorized5by NAW NOREEN and DENE-HERN CHEN
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    Burmese maids in Singapore need more protection, migrant worker group says

    The Singaporean and Burmese government must do more to ensure that domestic workers do not face abusive conditions, a migrant worker advocacy group said.

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