Migrant Worker

Migrant Worker

Myanmar migrant workers are seen in Thailand's Samut Sakhon province in September 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the globe. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing/ Myanmar Now)
‘I guess we’re just supposed to starve’ - laid-off Myanmar migrants denied wages and trapped by Thailand lockdown
With businesses closed and travel restricted, tens of thousands are running out of food, money and...
Published on May 14, 2020
After years abroad, former migrant workers struggle to rebuild lives in Myanmar
Migrant labour rights groups say government could be doing more to facilitate the return of migrant workers both abroad and in urban centres
Dec 2, 2019
Thai police arrested four Myanmar migrant workers in 2015 and made them re-enact the murder (Photo by Htoo Chit)
‘We’ll Arrest Your Family if You Don’t Confess’... Myanmar Migrants ‘Scapegoated’ by Thai Police
A Thai girl’s murder led to the wrongful conviction of four Myanmar migrants. Advocates say it is a familiar story
Oct 1, 2019