The rise of robots in manufacturing in Southeast Asia is likely to fuel modern slavery as workers who end up unemployed due to automation face abuses competing for a shrinking pool of low-paid jobs in a “race to the bottom,” analysts said on Thursday.
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Thailand’s fishing industry has long been dogged by allegations of abuses. The country is under further international scrutiny this week as a team of UN experts undertake their first visit to examine human rights in a wide range of businesses in Thailand, including the fishing and seafood sectors.
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A group of migrant workers from Burma will fight a landmark case in Thailand after they were charged in court on Wednesday with criminal defamation for accusing a chicken farm that supplies the European Union of mistreatment and labour abuses.
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A top European Union official criticises a Thai court ruling that found the British rights activist guilty of criminal defamation for alleging labour abuses.
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Three laundry staff said they worked up to 19 hours a day during the peak tourism season with only two days off a month. Another reported working 16-hour shifts with no time off.
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U.S. lawmakers and rights groups allege that the Obama Administration ignored Malaysia’s abuse of trafficking victims to secure a trade deal.
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British human rights activist Andy Hall will face a defamation suit brought against him by Thailand’s Natural Fruit Company after a Bangkok court accepted the prosecution’s case.
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Thai authorities are issuing labour ID cards to migrant workers within its fishing industry to combat rampant human trafficking in the trade.
Nearly 100 international and national rights groups urged the Thai Pineapple Industry Association (TPIA) in an open letter to pressure Natural Fruit, a Thai pineapple processing company, to drop criminal[…]
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Burma’s parliament has announced it will ratify the International Labour Organization’s Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour on 18 December, exactly one year after signing.
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British researcher Andy Hall returned to court in Thailand on Wednesday to hear the fourth charge brought against him by Natural Fruit, a Thai pineapple processing company.
Opposition groups say Burmese government must enact legislation that protects workers, as 30 labuor activists remain behind bars
Trade union coalition in Burma complains that the ruling junta is failing to abide by domestic law as it continues to imprison labour activists
Apr 8, 2008 (DVB), Letters written to the 88 Generation Students' Open Heart campaign last year reflect the wide-ranging abuses by Burmese authorities and illustrate the need for urgent action,[…]
