Tag: Migrant Rights
Myanmar migrants face Thai registration trap: activist
Thursday, 02 October 2014 05:07 Mizzima News - Mizzima News
A migrant rights activist has warned Myanmar migrants in Thailand may fall foul of new registration procedures that could force them to leave the country or throw away their passports.
Activist Andy Hall says the problem comes as a result of...
Crackdown to be launched against illegal migrant workers on Koh Tao
The imminent crackdown follows the arrest of two Myanmar migrant workers suspected of involvement in the murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao in mid-September.
in General | October 3, 2014 (401 views)
The military and the police will launch a crackdown on illegal foreign migrant workers on Koh Tao...
Migrants struggle to get unpaid wages
Bao Da Liang was looking forward to a decent income to send home to his family in China when he first came to Singapore in April 2013 to work on construction sites.
Published: 5 Oct 2014 at 09.33 | Writer: dpa
Bao Da Liang was looking forward to a decent income...
Growing humanity needed to address refugee problems
As the latest UN report recorded a sharp increase in refugees due to civil wars, three authors in the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival on Friday discussed the issues facing refugees globally and the efforts to protect human rights.
Desy Nurhayati, The Jakarta Post, Ubud, Bali | Archipelago | Sat,...
The politics of immigration
Last week, when Australia made a deal with Cambodia to resettle the asylum seekers from South Pacific island of Nauru, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch condemned the refugee deal.
Wed, 8 October 2014 | Reader's Letter
Last week, when Australia made a deal with Cambodia to resettle the asylum seekers...
Arrested Uighurs might have been in Kingdom
Five people, including three presumed ethnic Uighurs from China, were arrested on Sunday after a retired Thai police officer drove them illegally across the Cambodian border, Thai media reported yesterday.
Phnompenh Post, Tue, 7 October 2014
Laignee Barron and Cheang Sokha
Five people, including three presumed ethnic Uighurs from China, were arrested...
Thai PM Visits Myanmar to Discuss Migrant Workers, Border Security
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, leader of this year's military coup in Bangkok, is in neighboring Myanmar, also known as Burma, for high-level talks on trade, security and migrant workers.
VOA News October 09, 2014 12:12 PM
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, leader of this year's military coup in Bangkok, is...
ASEAN integration to increase demand for workers – ILO-ADB study
Demand for high and low-skilled workers could increase by about 60 percent when ASEAN integration takes effect next year, a joint study by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) concluded.
By ELIZABETH MARCELO, GMA NewsOctober 11, 2014 12:49am
Demand for high and low-skilled workers could increase by...
Australia Will Pay Cambodia $35 Million To Take Some Of Its Refugees
Cambodia will soon begin to receive refugees from Australia in a deal that has drawn protests from human rights groups and political officials in both countries.
by Beenish Ahmed Posted on October 9, 2014 at 5:27 pm
Cambodia will soon begin to receive refugees from Australia in a deal that has...
Myanmar must have visa-free travel with ASEAN neighbours, says tourism body
“While taking ASEAN chairmanship, Myanmar government should put pressure to these countries for visa exemption issues,”
Written by Naing Naing Zaw
Yangon (Mizzima) - While Myanmar holds the chair of ASEAN, it should focus on ensuring agreements are reached with the remaining five Southeast Asian neighbours yet to sign reciprocal visa...
