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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Myanmar

    Important, authoritative and timely report.
    I. THAI GOVERNMENT CLASSIFICATION FOR PEOPLE FROM BURMA:

    Temporarily Displaced; Students and Political Dissidents ; Migrants .

    II. BRIEF PROFILE OF THE MIGRANTS FROM BURMA .

    III REASONS FOR LEAVING BURMA :

    Forced Relocations and Land Confiscation ;
    Forced Labor and Portering;

    War and Political Oppression;

    Taxation and Loss of Livelihood;

    Economic Conditions .

    IV. FEAR OF RETURN.

    V. RECEPTION CENTERS.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    September, 2002
    Myanmar

    In January 2002 it appeared that the SPDC considered most of Dooplaya district of southern Karen State to be pacified and under their control. But then Light Infantry Division 88 was sent in and commenced Operation Than L'Yet, forcibly relocating as many as 60 villages by July. Villagers were rounded up and detained without food for days, or force-marched to Army-controlled relocation sites after their houses were burned. Village heads, women and children were tortured.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    May, 2002
    Myanmar

    This article appeared in Burma - Women's Voices for Change, Thanakha Team, Bangkok, published by ALTSEAN in 2002... "...Unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases are problems that many Burmese women face with little support and a poverty of health resources. Of course it is difficult to quantify such statements in light of the limited sharing of information that occurs between the Burman military government and the rest of the world.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2002
    Myanmar

    Perhaps one million people living in the States and Divisions of Burma adjacent to the Thailand border have been displaced since 1996. At least 150,000 have fled as refugees or joined the huge “illegal” migrant population in Thailand.[2] Countless others have moved away to other villages and towns in Burma.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    April, 2002
    Myanmar

    Homeowners in Rangoon's Kamaryut Township were told by military officials last week to evacuate their homes by April 5 or face arrest. The residents were not given any reasons for the forced relocation nor have they been offered any compensation thus far, Kamaryut residents told The Irrawaddy...

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2002
    Myanmar

    ...In February and March 2002 Amnesty International interviewed some 100 migrants from
    Myanmar at seven different locations in Thailand. They were from a variety of ethnic groups,
    including the Shan; Lahu; Palaung; Akha; Mon; Po and Sgaw Karen; Rakhine; and Tavoyan
    ethnic minorities, and the majority Bamar (Burman) group. They originally came from the Mon,
    Kayin, Shan, and Rakhine States, and Bago, Yangon and Tanintharyi Divisions.(1) What follows
    below is a summary of human rights violations in some parts of eastern Myanmar during the last

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2002
    Myanmar

    Beginning 1999 up to March this year (2002), hundreds of thousands of Wa people, who had
    impressed British travelers as 'exceedingly well-behaved, industrious, and estimable race', were
    forcibly moved to border areas adjacent Thailand. The report is about them, why and how they were
    uprooted, what happened to the native people where the Wa were forced to resettle and what the
    reader can do to help both categories of victims..."
    Important, timely and well-produced
    document, complete with maps and photos.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    October, 2002
    Myanmar

    Refugees International Advocate Veronika Martin and human rights lawyer Betsy Apple recently completed an assessment mission to the Thai-Burmese border.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    September, 2002
    Myanmar

    Thus far, the government's labor legislation has brought few benefits to Thailand's migrant work force which continues to withstand deep-seated corruption and abuse...However precarious the situation may be for migrant workers in Thailand, it will continue as long as cheap sources of labor remain a vital component for a healthy and vibrant Thai economy. The time is ripe for both the Thai and Burmese governments to implement genuine measures that would help ensure the just and dignified treatment of Burmese workers in Thailand...

  10. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2002
    Myanmar

    There are an estimated 1 million illegal immigrants from Burma and other neighboring countries working in Thailand. Migrant
    workers from Burma come from a variety of geographical locations and ethnic groups and work in several different industries
    and service sectors in Thailand. There are both push and pull factors at work when people make the decision to migrate to
    Thailand. The pull factors include the close geographical location of Thailand to Burma as well as the demand in Thailand for

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