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Myanmar: UN Fact-Finding Mission warns business against engaging with military
Report says actions of military, in particular in the context of “clearance operations” in northern Rakhine, have so seriously violated international law that any engagement in any form with the military and its businesses is indefensible until and...
Myanmar: Garment factory declines rehiring of workers; strikers demand better pay & treatment
Author: Zaw Zaw Htwe, Myanmar Times
"Chinese garment factory refuses to rehire 30 workers", 13 September 2018 Chinese-owned Fu Yuen garment factory will not rehire 30 workers it sacked last month for violating factory rules and actions that decreased its output, factory officials said....
Myanmar: Thailand to legalise illegal fish workers under MoU with Myanmar to ensure protection
Author: Pyae Thet Phyo, Myanmar Times
"Thailand to legalise illegal fish workers", 13 September 2018 Thailand would soon start legalising thousands of illegal Myanmar workers in its fishing industry as a first step to the signing of an agreement to provide more workers for the business, ...
Myanmar's bloodstained jade mining industry is built on drug addiction, slave labour & environmental destruction
Author: Pearl Forss, Channel News Asia
"Blood jades: The dark side of Myanmar's trade with China" 8 September 2018...
Myanmar: Karen Human Rights Group releases report on land confiscations in Southeast Myanmar
Author: Karen Human Rights Group
"Development without us: Village Agency and Land Confiscations in Southeast Myanmar", 29 August 2018...
Author: Le Monde
"Facebook bannit le commandant en chef de l'armée birmane, accusé de « génocide » par l'ONU", 27 août 2018...
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New guidance for companies encourages action to support civic freedoms & human rights defenders & explores opportunities for engagement
Author: Bennett Freeman with Sif Thorgeirsson, Adele Barzelay & Brooks Reed
"Shared space under pressure: Business support for civic freedoms and human rights defenders," 29 August 2018 ...
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Myanmar: Facebook addresses alleged lack of action to stop use of its platform to spread hate speech & incitement to violence
Myanmar: Residents urge Govt. to halt dam project fearing Laos dam disaster to happen
Author: Naw Betty Han, Myanmar Times
"Residents urge govt to halt Upper Yeywa dam project in Shan", 27 August 2018...
Myanmar: Thai construction firm fails to pay workers, forces 35 workers back to Myanmar
Author: Zaw Zaw Htwe, Myanmar Times
"Thai construction company fails to pay Myanmar workers", 22 August 2018 Myanmar plans to sue Thai construction company Waramit if it continues to refuse to pay its Myanmar workers. “If it fails to obey the law, we will sue through our labour att...