Burmese migrant workers
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"Workers in Cambodia and Myanmar are facing severe hardships as the spread of the coronavirus decimates their country’s economies and causes widespread factory closures, prompting them to take to the streets to demand assistance from their governments.
In Cambodia, where the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19—the disease caused by the coronavirus—has held at 122 with no deaths in recent weeks, more than 100 workers held a protest in front of the Hulu Garment factory in the capital Phnom Penh on Monday demanding full benefits following a suspension of operations on March 24 due to a decrease in orders from international retailers.
The workers, representing around 10 percent of employees, have been protesting since April 22—except for a break during the weekend—after factory management a day earlier informed them that the facility would close down for good and asked them to quit with the promise of some, but not all, of their benefits.
Worker Heoun Hak told RFA’s Khmer Service that she and other employees are demanding that the factory inform them whether the closure will be permanent, noting that if so, management would be required to pay them full benefits, in accordance with a government order..."
Source/publisher:
"RFA" (USA)
Date of publication:
2020-04-27
Date of entry/update:
2020-04-28
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Burmese migrant workers, COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
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"...MAP Multi-Media supports all projects at MAP to produce communication materials in migrant languages to disseminate information to migrant communities on issues of policies, laws, rights, and health. The media formats used include MAP’s two community radio stations at Chiang Mai and Mae Sot, printed materials, audio and video, websites and social media.... This magazine contents are lobour rights in Thailand, Labor Protection Act BE2541, May day, international migrant day, labor exchange, compensation..."
Source/publisher:
MAP Foundation
Date of publication:
2006-11-00
Date of entry/update:
2020-02-02
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Individual Documents
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Burmese migrant workers, Migrant workers from Burma : general and mixed articles and reports
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"Myanmar dispatched over 234,000 MoU workers to Thailand last year, according to the Labour Department.
The number of MoU workers has increased though the factories faced the shutdowns due to the market restrictions caused by the violations of human rights in the marine product factories in Thailand. Due to the shutdown of factories, some Myanmar migrant workers become jobless and go home.
The number of MoU workers who left for Thailand reached 31,828 in 2014, 52,765 in 2015, 97,998 in 2016, 145,161 in 2017 and over 150,000 in 2018.
U Moe Kyaw, head of YaungchiOo Labour Affairs Office said: “There are more than 400 factories and plants in Mae Sot. In addition to the factories, more than 250,000 Myanmar migrant workers are working in construction sites, farming, housemaid services and shops. Thai government has fixed 310 baht for a eight-hour working day in Mae Sot. Myanmar migrant workers from around five factories earn their salaries fully. But Myanmar migrant workers from other factories and work sites get 150-200 baht only. They also face the violations in health and social affairs.”..."
Source/publisher:
Eleven Media Group (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2020-01-12
Date of entry/update:
2020-01-12
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Individual Documents
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Burmese migrant workers, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Migrant workers' registration in Thailand - articles, statements, texts and guidelines, Thailand-Burma relations
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"Myanmar labor attaché U San Maung Oo, who represented migrants in Thailand, has been charged by the Anti-Corruption Commission of Myanmar (ACC) over claims he took thousands of bribes.
The labor attaché has been accused of asking for about 4.4 million Thai baht (US$144,000, 220.16 million kyats) from 28 overseas employment agencies in exchange for approving labor demand letters and for sending workers to recruitment agencies.
The ACC said it interviewed witnesses and studied documents and bank accounts in Myanmar and Thailand.
U San Maung Oo was found to have abused his power and asked for bribes from recruitment agencies, said the ACC.
He worked at the labor office in Bangkok from December 2017 until August this year.
The ACC also said U San Maung Oo collected 100 baht from agencies for each worker and also took bribes from the employment agencies through his assistants, U Than Htike Soe and U Saw Pyae Nyein..."
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy" (Thailand)
Date of publication:
2019-11-07
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-12
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Individual Documents
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Burmese migrant workers, Migrant workers' registration in Thailand - articles, statements, texts and guidelines, Thailand-Burma relations
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"About 2,000 workers including Myanmar workers became jobless as their luggage factory near Bangkok of Thailand closed down, according to Hittaing (place to voice complaints) based in Thailand where migrant workers usually come to voice their complaints and grievances.
The luggage factory in Chonburi Province near Bangkok reportedly shut down on October 31 citing losses.
Those working at that factory were from Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, and they are now jobless.
Of the Myanmar workers, some worked after signing memorandums of understanding.
The factory stopped operation about 12 days before its shutdown. Factory officials announced closure after calling a meeting.
Following the factory closure, activists and Myanmar labour attachés to Thailand said they would try to make sure that the workers who lost their jobs get the benefits they deserve..."
Source/publisher:
"Eleven Media Group" (Myanmar)
Date of publication:
2019-11-05
Date of entry/update:
2019-11-06
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Individual Documents
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Burmese migrant workers, Factory workers, Migrant workers' registration in Thailand - articles, statements, texts and guidelines
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"At least 109 illegal Myanmar migrant workers have been sent back to homeland from Thailand, the Myanmar immigration authorities said on Thursday.
The migrant workers including nine women were handed over by Thailand's Ranong Immigration Department through Kawthoung border gate in southern Tanintharyi region on Wednesday.
The workers, who were expelled by the Thai authorities for being found with expired visas and without proper documents, were repatriated after paying penalties under Thai law.
With healthcare provided, they were being sent back to their respective homes, the immigration department said.
In July and August, a total of 258 Myanmar migrant workers were repatriated to homeland from Thailand via the same border gate.
Most of the workers are from Tanintharyi, Yangon, Bago and Ayeyarwady regions and Mon and Rakhine states..."
Source/publisher:
"Xinhua" (China)
Date of publication:
2019-09-26
Date of entry/update:
2019-09-26
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"Agriculture accounts for 26 per cent of Myanmar’s GDP and employs almost half of the
country’s workforce.1 It is the primary source of
livelihood for most people living in rural areas.2
Migration for work is also common in Myanmar and growing even more so: the country’s
rapid growth in recent years has coincided
with a marked increase in both internal and
international migration. Migration is tightly
linked to agricultural work: many migrants
move from rural to urban areas and from agriculture to other employment sectors. This
trend is coinciding with a general transition in
Myanmar’s economy away from agriculture
and towards industry and services.
This briefing paper draws on findings from
the CHIME research project to look at how
agricultural work drives migration, and how
migration affects the agricultural sector. It
identifies opportunities for policymakers to
help make agriculture and migration
promote sustainable, equitable development..."
Source/publisher:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Date of publication:
2017-01-01
Date of entry/update:
2019-06-21
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
IOM Burma/Myanmar, Labour migration: global and regional studies, Agriculture in Burma/Myanmar: general and research, Smallholder farming and farmers in Burma/Myanmar, Agricultural Land, Burmese migrant workers
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English
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2.16 MB
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"As Burma?s official press reported the dramatic escape of two Burmese nationals forced to work aboard a Thai fishing vessel, countless others continued to go abroad in search of work despite the highly publicized perils of doing so..."
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy", Vol. 10, No. 6, July-August 2002
Date of publication:
2002-08-00
Date of entry/update:
2010-12-07
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Individual Documents
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Burmese migrant workers
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English
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"Burmese workers in Singapore make great sacrifices to make ends meet.
With its own economy wracked by decades of mismanagement, many Burmese workers look overseas to make their financial dreams come true. But for workers wishing to jump Burma?s sinking economic ship to go work in Singapore, they must first clear a series of legal hurdles, leaving many migrant workers wondering if making the journey is worth the effort..."
Moe Kyaw
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 10, No. 6, July-August 2002
Date of publication:
2002-08-00
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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