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Suu Kyi addresses migrants in Mahachai
“Ideally, we want you to have passports, and Thailand, your host country, does not object to this,” she told Burmese migrants at the fishing port town.
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Migrants of Mahachai prepare for Suu Kyi visit
Migrant workers from Burma eagerly await the visit of their democratic icon and national hero Aung San Suu Kyi in the Thai coastal fishery centre of Mahachai.
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The Migrants of Mahachai
In a port town just west of Bangkok, Burmese labourers toil under slave-like conditions in a multi-billion dollar seafood industry.
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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 migrants: From Pink Cards to Green Books
Burmese migrants in Thailand can now apply for – and pay for – papers to allow them to travel freely around the kingdom.
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Labour activist, fearing for safety, leaves Thailand
Prominent British rights activist Andy Hall leaves Thailand, saying he fears for his safety amid legal problems and growing harassment from companies.
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Time-card ‘thief’ arrested after informing on employer
A Burmese woman who accused her Thai employer of abuses was charged on Saturday for allegedly stealing her work time-card.
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Suu Kyi apologises to migrants
Aung San Suu Kyi has apologised to supporters who stood in the rain for hours hoping to see her during her visit to Mahachai on Thursday.
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The road to Dawei is paved with empty promises
Aung San Suu Kyi should think again if she believes that going ahead with the Dawei Special Economic Zone project is a good way to create jobs in Burma.
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Suu Kyi, Thai govt to sign new migrant deal
The agreement will significantly shorten the “work break” period that migrants must stay in Burma after their Thai work permits expire.
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Migrant rights groups call for action ahead of Suu Kyi’s trip to Thailand
Rights groups have renewed a call for a long-term migration policy between Burma and Thailand.
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Suu Kyi to visit Thailand
Burma’s leader will pay her first official state visit to the neighbouring country since sweeping to power late last year.
New dawn at Dawei
Long-delayed mega-project is finally taking its first bookings, but whether it ever reaches its vast potential could depend on Burma’s new government.
Cheated migrants paid out by Thai seafood factory
Burmese migrants working for a Thai seafood company will receive a share of a US$1.3 million payout after striking en masse.
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Burmese exploited in Thai tourism sector: report
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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Rights group, Thai police free abused migrant workers
Thai police and a labour rights group have rescued 74 Burmese migrants, including children, from a factory in Mahachai, near Bangkok.
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Four million disenfranchised at home and abroad
When Burma goes to the polls on 8 November, more than 10 percent of 33.5 million people officially eligible to vote won’t be able to.
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Burmese migrant workers in Thailand ‘shut out from voting’
3,000 voters have registered for advance voting at the Burmese Embassy in Bangkok, just a tiny fraction of the some 2.5 million migrant workers in Thailand.
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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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Interview: Fisherman speaks of Benjina captivity
DVB speaks to Thet Swe Thint, a fisherman rescued from captivity on the Indonesian island of Benjina
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One dead, 11 injured in Burmese migrant truck crash
Driver expected to be charged in Pathum Thani accident.
Burmese puppetry in Bangkok
The famed Burmese art of puppetry – yoke thé – will feature at the Harmony World Puppet Carnival in Bangkok.
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US waives sanctions after Thailand flunks human trafficking test
The United States has waived sanctions against Thailand that could have been imposed as a result of the country’s insufficient efforts to combat human trafficking.
BRIEF – Seven new migrant registration centers to open in Thailand
Burmese migrants will soon be able to register at seven new offices in Thailand – Samut Prakan, Chonburi, Ranong, Suratthani, Chachoengsao, Songkhla and Ayutthaya. The move follows a recent “one stop[…]
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Thais crack down on illegal Burmese migrants
Joint task forces of Thai army, police and immigration officials detain and deport 163 Burmese in Mae Sot and 136 recently arrived migrants in Ranong.
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The stigma of HIV/AIDS in Little Burma
Many Burmese migrants work in the dock in Mahachai, Thailand. Many of them are poor and dream of one day returning home. But many of them also enjoy new freedoms that were taboo in their own country, including sexual experimentation and multiple partners.
Burmese migrant group files formal complaint against Thai police
A Burmese human rights organisation has filed what is claimed to be the first ever formal complaint against Thai police for their alleged role in extorting Burmese migrant workers in Thailand.
Western shrimp imports ‘fuel’ trafficking of Burmese migrants
Western demand for Thai-produced shrimps is fuelling an epidemic of abuses, including child and forced labour, among Burmese migrants working in the poorly-regulated industry, a new report warned on Thursday.
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
‘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
