This is the second report in a three part series on Burmese migrants in Thailand made possible by The Pulitzer Center. Part one may be found here. This article was co-published with Deutsche Welle. When the moon reaches its fullest in the coastal town of Ranong in southern Thailand, ships dock under the watch of …
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Military using slave labor to fortify crony coal project in Shan
Approximately 100 civilians have been used as military porters to aid in the construction of a new military outpost in Naung Hee villact tract in Namsan township, the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) said on April 19. Residents of Nam Mot village say they were ordered to send one person per household to partake in …
Rise of robots fuels slavery threat for Asian factory workers: analysts
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.
A sordid case of enslavement and torture at a Rangoon tailor shop
The four detained suspects are all members of one family that operated the Ava Tailors garment shop in the heart of Rangoon’s old colonial quarter.
Thai chicken farm not 'slave labour', says rights commission
The NHRC’s findings matched results from an earlier Labour Ministry and Labour Protection and Welfare Department probe.
3 more migrants rescued from fishing boat slavery
MAT said the three men had been hiding in a forest near the port of Chonburi for two days after escaping from their fishing boat.