A Thai labour tribunal has ordered a construction company to pay over 180 Burmese migrant workers more than US$140,000 in unpaid wages.
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The price of a night out: five years of slavery at sea
For one Burmese man, a few beers with a friend turned into a five-year ordeal on a Thai fishing boat.
Thai court awards 4.6 million baht in damages for tortured Karen girl
A Thai court has awarded a compensation of 4.6 million baht to a young Karen girl who escaped her Thai employers last year after being subjected to four years of continuous abuse.
Migrant school to teach Burmese curriculum in Thailand
A new primary school for migrant children is set to open near Bangkok next month, where students will be able to study their native curriculum in the Burmese language for the first time
Burma to up Thailand migrant assistance
Naypyidaw delegation holds talks in Bangkok where both sides agree for stronger support to be given to the millions of Burmese in Thailand
Migrants to face challenges in seeking minimum wage
Rights group expresses concern that Burmese migrant workers will struggle to claim new Thai minimum wage plans that were voted for in Thailand’s recent election