Burma’s Deputy Labour Minister Htin Aung has announced that the now defunct Master Sports footwear factory is obliged to pay severance packages and outstanding salaries to more than 700 laid-off workers.
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Burma’s labour ministry to sue Korean factory owners
The Burmese government plans to sue the South Korean owners of the closed Master Sports factory in Rangoon’s Hlaing Tharyar Township over unpaid compensation claims for more than 750 workers.
Labour ministry investigates forced labour complaints
Mar 10, 2008 (DVB), A team of government officials who went to Taunggok to investigate complaints of forced labour have made local residents sign statements on whether they were pressured into complaining. A team led by senior officials from the Ministry of Labour arrived in Taunggok on 5 March to conduct an investigation into complaints …
Karenni youths raise funds for IDPs, Junta Education Ministry claims seven million students enrolled
FROM THE DVB NEWSROOM Karenni youths hold fundraising event in Chiang Mai Karenni youths hosted a fundraising event in Chiang Mai for internally displaced people (IDPs) from Karenni State on Dec. 3-4 at the Chiang Mai Drama Centre 2. The event was a part of the Creative Christmas Market organized by the center and vendors …
Thai PM blames foreign pressure for decree on migrant labour
Thailand needs to get tough on illegal migrant workers to meet commitments it has made to the international community to combat human trafficking, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.
Too young to toil: Burma's child labour epidemic
The government has taken the first step to address the rampant problem of child labour throughout the country by drafting a five-year National Action Plan to eliminate child labour.