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Foreign labour law: Flight to border & economic disruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2017
» New laws to "protect" migrant workers lead to mass flight to border by migrant workers afraid of new laws to protect them.
Education of migrant children: Fighting child labour in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/06/2017
» If migrant children are not in schools, they will work as illegal child labour in Thai factories helping their parents, so their education is important.
Chinese click fraud gang in Thailand arrested
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/06/2017
» Chinese click fraud gang using huge numbers of phones to boost page views & cheat advertisers in China, arrested on immigration charges.
Turkey to Malaysia to find work: Suspect's story
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/09/2015
» As Muslim refugee from China in Turkey had to wait 20 years for passport, so paid human traffickers to bring him to Malaysia with fake passports, where new life awaited him, he believed.
Costco sued in US over Thailand slave labour shrimp
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/08/2015
» US retailer Costco sued for misleading consumers about alleged Thai slave labour shrimp. Class action lawsuit represents all consumers under 2010 state law to expose slavery in supply chains of US companies.
Human trafficking: US missionary, 4 Thais arrested
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/08/2015
» Thai women lured into prostitution in China via Facebook ad promising well-paid job in bar. Korean-American missionary caught smuggling North Koreans from Laos to Thailand.
2,000 boat people swim ashore in Malaysia & Indonesia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2015
» Smugglers redirect to Malaysia & Indonesia as Thailand cracks down on human-smuggling after discovery of mass graves.
What's new in business news: April 29, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/04/2015
» Surprise cut in policy interest rate by Bank of Thailand to stimulate economy, Siam Paragon names & shames worst taxi drivers & migrant smuggling in SE Asia a $2bn industry, UN says.
What's new in business news: July 4, 2014 (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/07/2014
» Australian aboriginal design coming to Thailand, drought looms for non-irrigated farms & problems on Cambodian-side for workers reentering Thailand.
What's new in business news: June 24, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/06/2014
» Beware of malware on mobile phone apps, one-stop centres for migrant workers at Cambodian border & Amlo goes after money-laundering bank accounts.