Tag: Migrant Rights
Thai ‘confidence’ in anti-trafficking record belied by statistics
Thailand identified fewer victims of human trafficking last year than in 2013 and convicted fewer perpetrators of the crime, according to a government report aimed at lifting the country from a U.S. list of the world's worst offenders.
By Andrew R.C. Marshall | BANGKOK Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:52am EST
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Thai vigilantes take up fight against human trafficking
Despite pledges by Thailand's military junta to combat human trafficking, the volunteers say the influx of illegal migrants is growing, many of them Rohingya Muslims from western Myanmar, and little is being done to stop the gangs that transport and abuse them.
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre | BAN BANG YAI,...
Cambodia deports Christian asylum seekers
A family of Montagnard asylum seekers, including two young children and a nine-month-old baby, has been deported to Vietnam, where the father was reportedly beaten by authorities for attempting to escape.
Phak Seangly & Alice Cuddy for the Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia | February 5, 2015
A family of Montagnard asylum seekers,...
AEC 2015 | Thailand seeks creation of common labor standard for ASEAN workers
As the ASEAN Economic Community is set to be launched by end of 2015, Thailand is seeking to create a common set of labor standards for all workers of the 10 member-countries, InterAksyon.com learned.
By: Veronica Uy, InterAksyon.com
February 8, 2015 12:56 PM
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Cambodia blasted for refugee deportations
In its latest missive to Cambodia, Human Rights Watch lambasted the government Monday for its deportation of Vietnamese nationals who have snuck across the border in a bid for asylum.
9 February 2015
Country has returned 20 Muslim Uighur to China, while their asylum application was still being processed.
In its latest...
Cambodia: Blocking Vietnamese from Seeking Asylum
The Cambodian government is once again using abusive tricks to evade its iron-clad legal responsibilities to make sure that asylum seekers enjoy their right to a fair and impartial assessment of their claims to be refugees. The government is putting these people’s lives and well-being at risk by forcing...
Erwiana: From domestic helper to human rights activist
From a “simple village girl” too petrified to report the torture she was facing, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih has become a confident advocate of workers’ rights in a city where maids often live in slave-like conditions.
Agence France-Presse 4:53 PM | Tuesday, February 10th, 2015
HONG KONG — From a “simple village girl”...
AEC opens the door for skilled migrant workers
Demand for Vietnamese migrant workers will most likely expand to over 90,000 in 2015 on the back of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) integration, according to the Department of Overseas Labour Management (DOLM).
February 10, 2015 by vovnews
(VOV) – Demand for Vietnamese migrant workers will most likely expand to over...
Rights Group Tells Cambodia to Stop Treating Montagnards as ‘Illegal Aliens’
An international human rights group has called on Cambodia to stop treating Montagnards who claim to be fleeing persecution in Vietnam as “illegal aliens” and summarily deporting them, as four members of the Christian minority group arrived in the Cambodian capital to ask the United Nations for protection.
2015-02-09
An international...
Recall memo — senators
MAJORITY of the senators on Friday urged Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)officials led by Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya to recall its memo implementing the collection of P550 terminal fee from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) despite their being exempted under the law.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta | Feb. 14, 2015 at 12:01am
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