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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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    Burmese workers win poultry farm pay dispute
    August 8, 2016in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News59by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Burmese workers win poultry farm pay dispute

    A group of Burmese workers who accused their Thai former employer of forcing them to work under slave-like conditions have been awarded $48,600 in compensation.

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    Thailand cracks down on Burmese workers
    August 2, 2016in Labour Issues, Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News96by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Thailand cracks down on Burmese workers

    The arrest of thousands of Burmese migrants in Thailand over the last 10 days is linked to the end of the “pink card” registration period, say migrant rights groups.

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    Chicken farm case spurs action from Thai industry
    July 8, 2016in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News13448by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Chicken farm case spurs action from Thai industry

    As former workers at a poultry farm in Thailand’s Lopburi Province come forward with allegations of abuse, major Thai food exporters are moving quickly to allay concerns about their supply…

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    Cheated migrants paid out by Thai seafood factory
    March 2, 2016in Lead Story, News204by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Cheated migrants paid out by Thai seafood factory

    Burmese migrants working for a Thai seafood company will receive a share of a US$1.3 million payout after striking en masse.

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    Rights group, Thai police free abused migrant workers
    November 12, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics206by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Rights group, Thai police free abused migrant workers

    Thai police and a labour rights group have rescued 74 Burmese migrants, including children, from a factory in Mahachai, near Bangkok.

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