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Illegal Immigrant Victims of Crime Can Now Apply for New Visa
Illegal immigrants who are victims of violent crimes in the US can now apply for special visas, seven years after Congress offered protection against deportation to those who cooperate with law enforcement agencies.

Burma Accused of Not Caring for Its Migrant Workers in Thailand
Labour activists blame Burma for a failure in the Thai-Burmese joint effort to legalise illegal migrant workers from that country through citizenship verification.

Vital Voices Global Partnership Releases Report on Statelessness in Thailand
Study Shows that Obstacles to Citizenship in Thailand Lead to Vulnerability to Human Trafficking.

UNIAP Welcomes SIREN!
WHAT IS SIREN?.

ASEAN Declaration Urges Better Migrant Worker Rights
Thailand is taking steps to reform migrant worker laws and regulations but still falls short and often fails to take into account the situation faced by refugees, especially from Burma.

Thai Provincial Restrictions on Migrant Workers Called Human Rights Violation
Labor activist groups will stage a demonstration in Bangkok against restrictions on migrant workers imposed by Thai provincial authorities, saying they violate basic human rights.

IOM report on Thailand's 'lost generation' of child migrants
The International Organization for Migration's report on migration in Thailand argues that Thailand risks creating a "lost generation" of more than 100,000 migrant children who are stateless and deprived of education.

Trafficking of Burmese to Thailand
International migration is likely to be with us as long as human societies continue to develop,” outgoing UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan stated in a global migration report released this year.

Humane Approach to Migrant Labour in Thailand
There have been positive changes in government policy, but Thai society needs to change its attitude as well.

Human Rights Violations of Migrant Workers In Thailand
A significant number of young foreign migrant workers in Thailand face exploitation ranging from non-payment or low salaries, excessive working hours to even more serious violation of forced labour and trafficking, a study reveals."More than half of domestic workers (maids) surveyed and one in five migrant teens on fishing boats were either prohibited from ever leaving their workplace or forced to work as virtual slaves to the Thai employers," said study director Elaine Pearson.

Combating Human Trafficking in Bulgaria
There’s an old saying that it’s an ill wind indeed that blows no one any good.

Poll Highlights Need for Better Understanding Among Thais of the Importance of Migrant Workers to Their Economy
Migrants help economy but only one-in-two Thais agree they should enjoy the same working conditions.

Downward Mobility for Women Migrants in Thailand
For many female migrant workers in Thailand, there's only one way to go - and it's not up.

Bangkok Is a Destination for Many Asian Migrants
Many people migrate to Bangkok in search of work that they cannot find in their own province or country.

Southeast Asian Government Officials Discuss Treaty to Provide Better Protection for Women Migrant Workers
In Bangkok senior government officials from Southeast Asia will discuss ways to help give better protection for women migrant workers in Asia through the establishment of an international treaty.