Migrants, CSOs and the battle for labour rights in Thailand

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Migrants, CSOs and the battle for labour rights in Thailand
by Asian Correspondent Staff

BANGKOK: -- MIGRANT workers in Thailand are discriminated against, scapegoated, vulnerable to exploitation, and human rights abuses. Over the years, Civil Society Organizations (CSO) have played a key role in providing support, empowering communities and documenting abusive practices against migrant workers in Thailand.

Thailand in 2015 had numerous instances of discrimination and labour abuses against migrants. In the coming year, CSOs should continue to be an integrated part of providing services and documenting abuses against migrants. In December 2015, a panel discussion in Bangkok led by Migrant Working Group (MWG) focused on ways CSOs can work with migrants in Thailand. There are over four million migrants living in Thailand today, with the majority from Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia and Laos.

One example of CSO involvement and support of migrants was after the tragic murder of tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller British took place on September 15, 2014 on the island of Koh Tao. On December 24 last year, two Burmese migrant workers were found guilty of the brutal murders and were sentenced to death. The murder investigation was criticized due to the alleged torture of both migrants and mishandling of evidence by Thai police.

Full story: http://asiancorrespondent.com/2016/01/migrants-csos-and-the-battle-for-labour-rights-in-thailand/

-- ASIAN CORRESPONDENT 2016-01-11

[ChrisY1]

Unfortunately, these articles fall on deaf ears....HR is not part of Thai, and much of Asias concern.....