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By Agence France-Presse • Mar 16, 2022
Vietnam announced an end to quarantine for international travellers on as tourism restarts after two years of strict Covid-19 restrictions
By Alyaa Alhadjri • Jan 17, 2022
Domestic workers seeking a better future in Malaysia are trapped in shelters and a cycle of poverty
By Lam Le • Dec 24, 2021
Southeast Asian domestic labourers often migrate to wealthier countries where they are excluded from labour protections and left vulnerable to abuse. While Covid-19 has made labour conditions worse, some migrant workers have found their own ways to resist
By Caesar Akbar • Dec 23, 2021
Indonesian migrant workers face an arduous fate amidst the pandemic. We look at the trials and tribulation of these workers the government considers “heroes of foreign exchange reserves” during the pandemic
After a Cambodian labourer died on a South Korean farm, migrant worker policies came under renewed scrutiny, propelling reform efforts and inspiring migrants to fight for their rights
By Jack Brook and Samphors Sao • Oct 15, 2021
As Thailand undergoes its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet, much of the country has been placed under strict lockdown. For low-wage Cambodian migrant workers in the kingdom, this has meant a lack of food, wages and healthcare, while returning home is no easy feat
By Samphors Sao and Wanpen Pajai • Aug 13, 2021
Thailand's millions of migrant workers have long acted as a scapegoat for many of the kingdom's social ills. With Covid-19 outbreaks occurring in these cramped and impoverished communities, they've again become a go-to for authorities looking for someone to blame
By Mark S. Cogan • Jul 06, 2021
Distinct waves of immigrants from Vietnam to the US have shaped and been shaped by the country. Today, in the Texan city of Houston, the evolution of the country's Vietnamese community can be seen in the differing outlooks and experiences of each generation
By Ryan Anders • Jul 05, 2021
Only five months after being relocated to the island of Bhasan Char off the coast of Bangladesh, the life of 10-year-old Rohingya Saiful would come to an abrupt end in May. Today, his death shines a light on the treatment of refugees from the persecuted ethnic group
By Shafiur Rahman • Jun 22, 2021
In Malaysia's latest case of mistreatment against migrants, dozens of foreign workers won a legal battle against US company Goodyear on Friday June 11, according to their lawyer
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 11, 2021
The past year has seen countries across Southeast Asia enter into some form of lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. While average citizens have been hit hard, these measures have exposed the great inequalities experienced by the region's millions of migrant workers
By Fanzura Banu and Shee Siew Ying • May 03, 2021
As the military ramps up its bloody crackdown on protests, some 2,000 have fled to Karen-controlled territory in eastern Myanmar seeking refuge. But as the ethnic group attempts to host the new arrivals, essential funds needed to support them are dwindling fast
By Ryan Anders • Mar 31, 2021