Analyzing the New Labor Organization Law
A new labor law known as the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Labour Organization Law No.7/2011 was signed and put into effect by President Thein Sein on March 9, 2012. International labor groups cautiously welcomed... Read more
Beyond the male: The case for a gender analysis of illicit drugs in Burma
WCRP: On June 26, Burma’s anti-narcotics task force marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking by destroying over 4.4 billion kyat worth of illegal drugs. This move, along... Read more
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Don’t let your mind be destroyed: a commentary on the sharp increase of drug use in Mon areas
A generation lost to drug use The New Mon State Party has put up signs in front of and around villages in Mon state, urging residents to come together...
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Universal Children’s Day commemorated on Thai-Burma borderWCRP: Nearly 1,000 children and community members living near the Thai-Burma border joined events last weekend to commemorate Universal Children’s Day on November 20....
Migrants in Thailand reflect on going homeHURFOM: After years carving out lives as migrant workers near the Thailand-Malaysia border, several ethnic Mon people revealed to HURFOM their conflict-ridden memories of...
WCRP releases “Children for Hire” to mark Universal Children’s DayThe Woman and Child Rights Project (WCRP) has released its report, “Children for Hire: A portrait of child labor in Mon areas,” to illustrate the incidence of child...
Tavoy farmers encounter harsh response to compensation appealsHURFOM: Two decades after government authorities confiscated more than 300 acres of farmland in Tavoy, the capital of Tenasserim Region in southern Burma, farmers report...
“Broken promises” at Pyar Taung cement projectHURFOM: Thailand’s largest industrial conglomerate, Siam Cement Group (SCG), is reportedly collaborating with Pacific Link Cement Industries Ltd. to construct a 12.4...
Beer, brothels, and bribery in Myaintayar quarterHURFOM: Almost three decades ago the capital city of Moulmein in Mon State was divided into quarters, with one, Myaintayar, designated as a residential area solely for civil...
Motorbike drivers arbitrarily taxed in Kyaikmayaw TownshipHURFOM: The highway that connects Mudon and Kyaikmayaw townships is a busy corridor for area residents. Manual laborers travel the passage daily to work the many adjacent...
Rise in bars and brothels in Ohn Pin KwinWCRP:The large village of Ohn Pin Kwin in southern Burma lies along a gas pipeline that is longer, but less well known, than the controversial Yadana pipeline it connects...
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- Universal Children’s Day commemorated on Thai-Burma border
- Migrants in Thailand reflect on going home
- WCRP releases “Children for Hire” to mark Universal Children’s Day
- Tavoy farmers encounter harsh response to compensation appeals
- “Broken promises” at Pyar Taung cement project
- Beer, brothels, and bribery in Myaintayar quarter
- Motorbike drivers arbitrarily taxed in Kyaikmayaw Township
- Rise in bars and brothels in Ohn Pin Kwin
- “Tuition” practices continue in Mon State
- Village welcomes Mon language instruction back to government school
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