After decades in exile, 71 refugees have returned from Thailand to Myanmar, feeling both joy and trepidation about their future. More than 70 refugees have arrived safely back in Myanmar in the first voluntary return organized by the governments of Thailand and Myanmar in over 30 years. Earlie...

The West-African nation of Guinea Bissau became the 10th State to have acceded to one or both of the Statelessness Conventions since the launch of UNHCR’s ‘#IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness by 2024’ two years ago. This marks an important step towards the eradication of statelessness and strengt...

A government-appointed committee has tentatively agreed to set Burma’s minimum daily wage at between 4,000 and 4,800 kyat (US$2.93–$3.50). The decision was made during the third consultative meeting of the National Minimum Wage Committee on Monday. Committee members, including MP Thein Swe, had c...

The Thai tripartite committee, which includes employers, workers and government representatives in Thailand decided on January 17 to add from 5 to 22 baht to the minimum wage, according to the Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN) Thursday. “The increase rates are different from the previous time...