Voice of America - 25 March 2015 - Cambodia’s growth largely depends on a labor-intensive economy in agriculture, garment factories, and goods and services.
Jakarta Post - 31 March 2015 - Last month I was selected to speak at the UN to discuss the content of the sustainable development goals. As a child, I couldn’t dream of even visiting the UN. But nor did I dream that I would become a migrant domestic worker and suffer exploitation and abuse.
Huffington Post - 30 March 2015 - Tens of millions of people are currently enslaved around the world. Modern slavery is a hidden crime, so it's hard to get robust numbers, but the Global Slavery Index estimated in 2014 that perhaps 36 million people were in a situation of modern slavery.
The China Post - 31 March 2015 - Indonesia will continue to send migrant workers to man Taiwanese fishing vessels, according to statements made by an Indonesian official responsible for migrant affairs; the Ministry of Labor offered confirmation in a press release yesterday.
The Nation - 31 March 2015 - A ONE-STOP service centre has been set up by a special multi-ministerial task force at the Tantui seaport on Indonesia's Ambon island so Thai and foreign labourers forced to work in the fishing industry can return home.
The Guardian - 30 March 2015 - Despite national legislation, poverty leads families to help children lie about their age to get a job, while factories turn a blind eye to underage workers
The Star - 30 March 2015 - Thai authorities said on Monday they had found a group of 76 migrants from neighbouring Myanmar, including six suspected Rohingya, in a sign that one of Asia's busiest smuggling routes is still thriving despite Bangkok's vow to stamp out trafficking.
21 March 2015 - lidcom.org - An Indonesian migrant domestic worker recently died in a Hong Kong work agency hostel. We re-post an article from WKNews that examines the collusion between Hong Kong authorities, the Indonesian government and private agencies and the effect it has on the situation of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong.
Macau News - 27 March 2015 - A total of 27 migrant workers were rescued by the police from a flat in Ho Lan Un district on Wednesday, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special press briefing on Thursday.
The Guardian - 26 March 2015 - Foreign workers, many of them employed by luxury resorts, have complained of discrimination and violence
Bangkok Post - 26 March 2015 - The US government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force migrant workers to catch seafood that can end up in the United States.
Jakarta Post - 27 March 2015
East Asia Forum - 25 March 2015 - With the foreign population in Japan expected to grow in the future, policymakers have an interest in promoting a more positive view of immigration.
Minivan News (Maldives) - 25 March 2015 - Maldives bans migrant worker protests, threatens to cancel visas
Open Democracy - 25 March 2015 - Endorsing the modern slavery bill, even by seeking to include additional protections within it, supports rather than challenges the use of criminal justice frameworks to address ‘modern slavery.’
