December 29th, 2008
300 migrants missing in Bay of Bengal
Some 300 Burmese and Bangladeshi illegal migrants are missing in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands."more details"
December 24th, 2008
The application form for Dispatching Myanmar workers in concerning with
Memorandum of Understanding MOU, in thai language
Update information and Process to import workers legally
December 19th, 2008
MAP Marks International Migrant’s Day
About 50 Shan migrants and NGO workers gathered at the International Center in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand on Thursday to mark International Migrant’s Day and to speak out about the injustices and lack of rights afforded to Burmese migrants in Thailand."more details"
December 16th, 2008
KANCHANABURI, Dec 15 (TNA) - Seven Myanmar illegal migrant workers were killed in a car accident in the Thai-Myanmar border province of Kanchanaburi while being smuggled to Thailand on Monday, police said.
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December 16th, 2008
Cabinet Meeting December 9th 2008
Agenda No 6: The verification of nationality of Burmese migrant workers and the new registration of migrant workers from Burma, Lao PDR and Cambodia. "more details"
December 9th, 2008
Turkish coast guard teams rescued 24 of 27 illegal migrants aboard the boat and pulled bodies of four illegal migrants who were on their way to the Greek island of Lesbos, officials said.
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November 14th, 2008
Burma is preparing to offer new nationality identification papers to Burmese migrant workers, which would allow them to work legally in Thailand, according to a source within the Burmese immigration department."more details"
October 16th, 2008
HUMAN RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, MIGRANTS, WOMEN, CHILDREN DOMINATE THIS YEAR’S TREATY EVENT
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October 16th, 2008
Htat Khoung, aged 26, is an undocumented Burmese (ethnic Arakan) woodworker in Mae Sot, Thailand. As Secretary of the Arakan Workers’ Union (AWU), which is affiliated to the Federation of Trade Unions of Burma (FTUB), he is fighting to improve exploitative working conditions "more details"
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