Burmese migrants who were illegally charged excessive recruitment fees to secure jobs at an electronics manufacturer in Thailand are being compensated in a rare award expected to spotlight a practice …
Myanmar Guideline on Freedom of Association (FOA)
Section 1. Right to Freedom of Association 1. The employer shall respect the right of workers to form and join trade unions within the company premises. a. This includes that …
Myanmar: Garment workers, suppliers and ACT brands agree on Freedom of Association Guideline
After eight months of negotiations, factories producing for ACT brands in Myanmar have agreed on a Myanmar Freedom of Association (FoA) Guideline with IndustriALL affiliate Industrial Workers’ Federation of Myanmar …
Why Corporate Transparency Is Vital In The Fight For Workers’ Rights
“It is impossible to finish the tasks on time unless we work during the night.” That was the reality faced by 23-year-old Phyu Phyu, who lives in an industrial zone …
Appeals Court Upholds the First Court’s 12 Year Prison Sentence against Traffickers
Press Release Appeals Court Upholds the First Court’s 12 Year Prison Sentence against Traffickers and 1,256,240 THB Compensation for Trafficked Minor The Appeals Court, Human Trafficking Division, read the verdict …
Press Release: Supreme Court Upholds Appeals Court’s Conviction of Human-Trafficking Defendants in Kantang District
Supreme Court Upholds Appeals Court’s Conviction of Human-Trafficking Defendants in Kantang District. Former President of Trang Fisheries Association along with Other Five Defendants Sentenced to Ten Years in Jail and …
Thai top court orders compensation for Myanmar workers in landmark case
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thailand’s highest court on Tuesday ordered compensation be paid to 14 migrant workers from Myanmar whose accusations against a chicken farm of abuses sparked a …
Thousands of Myanmar migrants return home from Thailand amid crackdown
Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers have been returning from Thailand as Bangkok intensified a crackdown on illegal workers, according a statement from the Myanmar Ministry of Home Affairs. “Migrants who …
Human Traffickers Finding New Ways to Avoid Arrest
New challenges face the human trafficking squad of Myanmar’s police force in the fight against cross-border trafficking of Myanmar women into China, said the police. “The number of human trafficking …
Thailand to legalise illegal fish workers
Thailand would soon start legalising thousands of illegal Myanmar workers in its fishing industry as a first step to the signing of an agreement to provide more workers for the …
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