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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, immigration officials said on Monday, after new labour regulations adopted by the military government...
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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. The...
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Govt committee proposes up to $3.50 daily minimum wage
A government-appointed committee has tentatively agreed to set Burma’s minimum daily wage at between 4,000 and 4,800 kyat (US$2.93–$3.50). The decision was made during the third consultative meeting of...
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Burmese workers fight defamation charges in Thai chicken farm case
KUALA LUMPUR — 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...
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Labour union to seek major increase in minimum wage
A major labour union in Burma plans on proposing an increase in the daily minimum wage that would nearly double the current figure, citing rising costs of living in the country. Win Zaw, a central...
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‘Progress and persistent abuses’ in Thailand’s fishing industry, says ILO
Fishermen in Thailand remain at risk of forced labour, and the identity documents and wages of some continue to be withheld, despite pressure from major retailers to clean up the industry, the...
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Garment industry gears up for rise in minimum wage
With Burma’s new president sworn in late last month, one document awaiting his signature is amended legislation that would increase the minimum wage by 33 percent. Last year a review committee made up...
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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. Under Thai regulations...
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Thai court dismisses charges against Burmese workers in landmark case
A court in Bangkok on Wednesday dismissed criminal defamation charges against workers from Burma who had accused a chicken farm of abuses, in a landmark ruling seen as a rare victory for migrant...
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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...
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