24 February 2012
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The Chinese border town of Ruili is booming –
party because of Burmese working women – but the jobs are often
hazardous, low paying and Burmese workers have no legal rights,
according to a report by the Thailand-based Burmese Women’s Union (BWU).
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Since the FTUB/M was formed in 1991, we are working to restore democracy, human rights, social justice and trade unions for Burma and the people of Burma.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Japan close to approval of development loans for Burma
24 February 2012
(Mizzima) – Following the E.U. by a few months, Japan is expected to
resume yen loans this spring for development projects in Burma, a senior
government official told the Japanese media on Thursday.
Teenage Boys Tell of Forced Labor Horror
24 February 2012
LAIZA, Kachin State—The Burmese army is using underage boys for
forced labour and is coercing porters to fight on the front line against
the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), according to accounts given to
The Irrawaddy by four teenagers who say they served as porters
for the army.
Japan set to resume Burma loans
24 February 2012
Japan is moving to resume loans to Burma after a quarter of a century,
a report said Thursday, the latest move by the world community to bring
the country in from the cold.
Tokyo hopes to reach an agreement with Burma on a conditional resumption
of the loans — to be used for infrastructure projects such as ports and railways
— at a summit in late April, the Nikkei newspaper said.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Why Phuket needs Burmese workers
23 February 2012
PHUKET: Talk about Thailand’s history with any Thai and almost inevitably
images of Thai and Burmese soldiers on the battlefield spring to mind. Thai
historical dramas in the cinema – Bang Rajan, Suriyothai, Naresuan are good
examples – are almost exclusively about wars between Burma and Siam.
Speak up or write it down
23 February 2012
Rangoon (Mizzima) – Shwe Mann, the speaker of the Burmese Lower House,
Rangoon (Mizzima) – Shwe Mann, the speaker of the Burmese Lower House,
has urged MPs to speak out for the people, and if they are afraid to speak
out publicly then put it in writing.
Civil servant wage hike approved amid controversy
22 February 2012
A move to raise the minimum wage of civil servants to 210,000 kyat
($210) a month has been ratified without dissent by Parliament, days
after being publicly challenged by the Finance Minister Hla Tun.
The decision risks a tussle with Cabinet, who are understood to have
backed demands to withdraw the proposals in an alleged bid to protect
the country’s faltering economy.
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