Myanmar seafood workers demand better working conditions
Andy Hall, co-founder of the Migrant Worker Rights Network. (Photo: Andy Hall)
(THAILAND, 1/31/2017)
Leaders representing more than 2,000 migrant workers from Myanmar claimed yesterday at Unicord, a subsidiary of the Sea Value Group, and government labour protection authorities, higher wages and better working conditions.
The petition was presented by seven delegates on behalf of 2,243 migrant workers employed in the Group's processing factories, which is an unusual occurrence in a country where foreigners can not form unions, AFP reported.
"The main demands are for increased bonus, increased night shift allowance, increased incentives," Andy Hall, co-founder of the Migrant Worker Rights Network (MWRN) said i...
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