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Migrant workers in Malaysia are appealing to the government to help repatriate them after the Southeast Asian country postponed the opening of its border by another two weeks.The workers expected to return to Thailand on Tuesday when Malaysia’s border was scheduled to reopen, but authorities ...

On Thursday, Thailand declared a state of emergency and called for a nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar to Malaysia’s Movement Control Order (MCO), the country’s borders are now closed to foreigners while only businesses deemed essential can remain operational. Keep ...

A partial lockdown in Thailand to limit the spread of coronavirus exempts construction, exposing thousands of migrant workers to the deadly disease, human rights groups warned on Monday.Thailand has more than 700 coronavirus cases, a health ministry spokesman said on Monday, the majority in Bangkok.Keep ...

Apart from the baht getting stronger, Thai exports will suffer another big blow when the United States cuts Thailand’s duty-free trade privileges due to the poor protection of workers’ rights.From April, the suspension of trade privileges for Thailand under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) ...

The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is failing in efforts to improve conditions for migrant workers, but has made progress against human trafficking, labour rights advocates said on Wednesday.They praised authorities for combating illegal entry of workers, but said legal protection for immigrants as well as educational ...

A Chulalongkorn University researcher has called for government measures to assist the children of migrant labourers.Premjai Vungsiripisal presented her work on the vulnerabilities of migrant children’s health situation at the National Conference on Migrant Health late last month, aiming to push for relevant policies or ...

A Mahidol University researcher urged the government to improve education and legal migration measures for almost a half-million Southeast Asian children in Thailand illegally.Presenting the results of research done by for the university’s Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies on International Children’s Rights Day ...

Female migrant workers in Thailand are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation and often end up working long arduous hours in the toughest sectors for sub-standard wages, a forum was told on Sunday.Speaking at a forum held by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and ...

The Ministry of Labour will this month ask the cabinet to approve its proposal to extend work permits for migrant workers for another two years. There are about two million eligible migrant labourers from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.Keep reading ...

Major United Nations agencies are urging major fishing nations to join efforts to fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing as an activist warns that Thai vessels are being registered overseas to bypass the kingdom’s tough new laws.Keep reading ...