Tag: Migrant Rights
HRW: Thailand must authorize UN investigation into human trafficking
HRW on Friday called on the Thai government to authorize a UN-assisted inquiry into human trafficking in Thailand. The discovery of more than 20 bodies of ethnic Rohingya Muslims near an abandoned trafficking camp inspired the call.
Sunday 3 May 2015 at 10:01 AM ET by Julie...
Voices of Refugees: Situation of Burma’s Refugees Along the Thailand – Burma Border
These refugees’ voices of concern are based on real fears, as the ongoing conflict threatens peoples’ lives and the situation on the ground in Burma indicates increased militarization by Burma Army as human rights violations continue with impunity, while a fragile peace process threatens the sustainable return of refugees...
Thailand: Mass Graves of Rohingya Found in Trafficking Camp
“Trafficking of persons in Thailand has long been out of control, something that senior officials have admitted to Human Rights Watch and others. The finding of a mass grave at a trafficking camp sadly comes as little surprise. The long involvement of Thai officials in trafficking means that an...
Forging a national migration policy
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the ASEAN region. Despite steady economic growth in the past decade, development has benefited the top layer of the population, leaving the urban and rural poor far behind. With low education levels and a lack of economic opportunity, labour migration is...
Indonesia stops sending migrant workers to 21 middle eastern nations
The government has decided to stop sending Indonesian migrant workers to 21 countries in the Middle East as part of a policy to protect workers of the informal sector who are mostly women.
Senin, 4 Mei 2015 17:10 WIB | 557 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government has decided to...
Australia: Stop Transfers to Cambodia
Australia should withdraw plans to send refugees from Nauru to Cambodia in the face of continuing abuses against those already in Cambodia, Human Rights Watch said today. Cambodia should reject its deal with Australia and focus on providing proper protections to the refugees and asylum seekers already on its...
Indonesia’s Foreign Domestic Workers: Dilemma Of Not Working Overseas – Analysis
While the United Nations takes stock of how far women have come in getting women’s rights acknowledged as human rights, Indonesia wants to stop sending women out of the country as foreign domestic workers (FDWs).This will throw a wrench in their financial empowerment.
April 11, 2015
By RSIS
While the United...
Rescued Fishermen Tell of Enslavement, Abuse
The Indonesian government, which has shut down Pusaka Benjina Resources, is investigating the company’s operations based out of Benjina and attempting to determine if the fleet of boats registered in Indonesia was actually Thai-owned.
By Alex Consiglio and Khy Sovuthy | April 10, 2015
When Roeun Hen would try to take...
Bersih 2.0 Sabah plans May Day rally over illegal immigrant issues
The Sabah chapter of Bersih 2.0 is planning to rally some 10,000 people for a May Day rally to press the state government to address long-standing issues with illegal immigrants here.
By Julia Chan | Monday April 13, 2015 | 03:51 PM GMT+8
KOTA KINABALU, April 13 — The Sabah chapter...
ASEAN leaders push for greater regional labour mobility
An integrated community will accelerate the pace of structural change, and is expected to generate some 14 million additional jobs by 2025.
By Saifulbahri Ismail
POSTED: 12 Apr 2015 20:51
UPDATED: 13 Apr 2015 12:52
KUALA LUMPUR: More engineers and architects in Southeast Asia have registered with professional bodies in the region to...
