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MoU system still exploits workers
News, Andy Hall, Published on 08/04/2016
» Soe was barely 18 years old. He sat innocently beside me, dressed in a blue Myanmar longyi, on the floor in a temple in Samut Sakhon. He possessed just a few bags of basic items consisting of clothing and property.
Grim future awaits migrant workers
News, Andy Hall, Published on 29/02/2016
» Since 2009, Thai governments have had a general nationwide migration policy to meet strong national economic, demographic and lifestyle demands that enabled -- but didn't necessarily ensure or promote -- the regularisation of irregular-entry lower skilled migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia , Laos and Vietnam).
Justice system faces trial in Koh Tao murder case
News, Andy Hall, Published on 06/07/2015
» Prior to British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller's heinous murders last September, migrant workers' presence and everyday lives on Koh Tao island were not publicly discussed. This situation abruptly changed once migrants were identified by case investigators as key suspects behind the killings.
Deadlines, threats against migrants bad for both sides
News, Andy Hall, Published on 10/12/2012
» For two decades now, piecemeal cabinet resolutions have allowed migrants from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to legally register to work in Thailand, reflecting tensions between national security and economic necessity.
Migration in 2012: challenging ingrained impunity
News, Andy Hall, Published on 21/01/2012
» At cabinet meetings during Thailand's floods, migration was absent from the political agenda. No specific response was apparently required. Officials reported no "host agency" and neither the Labour, Interior nor Foreign ministries assumed direct responsibility. Law enforcement agencies monitor migrants closely and surely knew how the floods impacted on them, however.