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Advance voting for Burmese migrants in Thailand
Burmese migrant workers in Thailand will be able to cast ballots at the embassy in Bangkok ahead of the general election.
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Beyond borders: Burmese migrants in Thailand
The following collection of photographs of Burmese migrant workers in Thailand is taken by US photographer John Hulme over a period of seven-years.
Suu Kyi speaks to crowds of Burmese migrants in Thailand
After leaving Burma for the first time in more than two decades, Aung San Suu Kyi spent her first morning abroad in Thailand’s Mahachai district where she addressed a crowd of Burmese migrants
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Burmese migrants leave Thailand as police crackdown intensifies
Acting on a stringent new labour law, Thai police are leading a crackdown on Burmese migrant workers.
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Burmese migrants benefit from low-cost housing in Thailand
An accommodation zone for migrant workers in Thailand, a government project piloted in Samut Sakhon and Ranong, has received positive feedback from Burmese workers who now find themselves in better and more affordable living conditions.
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More than 1,600 Burmese migrants nabbed in Thailand
Nearly 3,000 migrants — more than half of them from Burma — have been arrested in Thailand in less than a year for working in the country illegally.
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Burmese embassy to conduct site visits to migrants in Thailand
Embassy staff are to assist migrant workers who hold “pink cards” for their stay in Thailand, but who do not have Nationality Verification Cards.
BRIEF – 24 Burmese migrants arrested in Thailand
Twenty-four migrants from Burma’s Tenasserim Division were arrested for illegal entry into Thailand on Tuesday, Thai news site Manager Online reported, citing a policeman who said he received a tip-off.[…]
BRIEF – Two Burmese migrants murdered in south Thailand
The bodies of two Burmese brothers – Hla Thein, 25, and Aung Min Thein, 21 – have been found with knife and gunshot wounds in the southern Thai province of[…]
30 Burmese migrants (dressed as Buddhist pilgrims) arrested in Thailand
Thirty undocumented Burmese migrants were arrested and detained by Thai police on Tuesday as they were being transported to Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok, allegedly to work. The migrants[…]
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Burmese migrants assume false identities to work in Thailand
Some Burmese migrant workers have been assuming new identities in a bid to return to work in Thailand after completing the four years of employment they are entitled to, a source from a labour NGO says.
Illegal Burmese migrants arrested in western Thailand
Over 100 Burmese nationals were arrested in western Thailand on Sunday, after being lured across the border by a trafficker who promised them jobs in the Kingdom, according to local news reports
‘Legal’ Burmese migrants still face exploitation in Thailand
Burmese migrants, who have arrived ‘legally’ in Thailand under a bilateral agreement between the two countries, continue to be systematically exploited and abused by their Thai employers, activists have warned
Trafficked Burmese migrants released in Thailand
Burmese nationals who were being forced to work long hours for little pay at a shrimp factory in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province were released after their trafficker was arrested in Burma
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Thai court dismisses charges against Burmese workers in landmark case
A court in Bangkok dismisses criminal defamation charges against workers from Burma who accused a chicken farm of abuses, in a landmark ruling seen as a rare victory for migrant workers’ rights in Thailand.
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Fears for ‘stateless’ Burmese workers in Thailand as deadline looms
Thousands of Muslim migrant workers from Burma risk being fined and deported from Thailand after June 30, under a new law that campaigners say may increase abuse and trafficking.
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Six Burmese migrant workers killed in Thailand bus crash
Six migrant workers from Burma were killed when a double-decker bus they were travelling in crashed into a ditch in Thailand, the second fatal accident in as many weeks involving migrants.
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Thai PM hears Burmese migrant workers’ concerns
Surachai told DVB that migrant fishermen are frequently threatened by Thai authorities and bosses if they raise their concerns.
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Burmese migrant workers go on trial for accusing Thai chicken farm of abuse
Migrant workers from Burma who accused a Thai chicken farm of a litany of abuses went on trial for defamation on Wednesday in a landmark case between workers and an employer.
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Burmese migrants suspected of murdering Thai family
Five Burmese migrant workers are suspected of killing four members of a Thai family, including a 5-year-old child, over an unpaid debt.
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Burmese workers fight defamation charges in Thai chicken farm case
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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Thailand ‘preparing to receive’ those fleeing Burma violence
Thailand is preparing to receive people fleeing fighting in Burma and send them back “when they are ready,” the Thai prime minister said on Tuesday, following a series of attacks by Muslim insurgents on Burmese security forces last week.
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Thailand should leave ‘no stone unturned’ after 62 found guilty of trafficking
More needs to be done to ensure that human traffickers are brought to justice and Rohingya migrants are protected, rights groups said on Thursday, after a trial in which 62 people were convicted of crimes including trafficking and murder.
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Burma, Thailand agree to collaborate on migrant worker fiasco
Thailand and Burma have agreed to set up a joint working committee to solve labour problems arising from confusion over Thailand’s tough new migrant worker rules.
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Burmese migrant exodus spreads to southern Thailand
More than 1,000 Burmese migrants have returned via the Maw Taung border checkpoint in Tenasserim, with perhaps a similar number crossing at Kawthaung, the southernmost port in Burma.
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Thousands of migrants continue to flee Thai crackdown on foreign labour
Tens of thousands of workers have fled Thailand, most of them for homes in neighbouring Burma, after new labour regulations adopted by the military government sparked fear and panic among the migrant community.
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2,500 Burmese migrant workers deported
Thailand’s caretaker Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reacted to the crisis, attempting to loosen the harsh law that spurred the exodus.
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35 Burmese migrants dumped by traffickers, arrested by Thai police
Burmese nationals left near a deserted shrimp farm by job recruiters who promised to return and take them to Malaysia.
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160,000 Burmese working abroad thanks to MoU scheme: Govt
Burma and Japan are currently negotiating a fresh MoU aimed at creating technical training programmes in Japan, as well as protecting trainees’ rights.
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Thai court orders chicken farm to compensate Burmese workers
However, the court also acquitted agri-export giant Betagro, accused of involvement in encouraging forced labour.
