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Thailand: the plight of Burmese migrant workers

During May and June 2004, Amnesty International interviewed 115 Burmese nationals in seven locations in Thailand who were either working or looking for work. They were members of the Mon, Kayin, Kayah, Shan, Rawang, Tavoyan and Bama(5) ethnic groups, and were Buddhist, Muslim, or Christian. They were employed mostly in the fishing, manufacturing, agricultural, construction, … Continue reading Thailand: the plight of Burmese migrant workers

Amnesty International statement to the 88th Session of the Governing Council of the International Organization for Migration (IOM): 30 November – 3 December 2004

Includes particular concerns regarding irregular migrants

Living in the shadows: a primer on the human rights of migrants

The primer seeks to articulate AI’s key message to the public, policy-makers and other actors: migrants’ rights are human rights. Accordingly, AI calls on campaigners, advocates and other activists to concentrate on eight key priority areas when promoting migrants’ rights:1. focus on those migrants most at risk – irregular migrants, migrant women and migrant children2. … Continue reading Living in the shadows: a primer on the human rights of migrants