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| Action in Hong Kong against the death of 54 Burmese Migrants and prosecution of the survivors |
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| Tuesday, 22 April 2008 | |
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Action in Hong Kong against the death of 54 Burmese Migrants and prosecution of the survivors in Thailand Sign on to the ANROAV statement Labour and human rights groups in Hong Kong held a demonstration outside the Thai Consulate in Central on April 22, 2008 against the deaths of 54 Burmese workers who died after being suffocated in a small container on April 9, 2008 while on the way to Thailand in search of work. This action was held in solidarity with the action taken in Thailand on same day (April 22, 2008) by labour and human rights groups in front of the Thai Parliament in Bangkok. About 20 persons participated in the action at the Thai consulate that included representatives from the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims (ANROAV), Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC), Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM), United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-HK), ITUC/GUF/HKCTU Hong Kong Liaison Office (IHLO), Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers (ATKI-HK), Asian Students Association (ASA) and the Hong Kong Coalition for a Free Burma.The groups handed the ANROAV statement to Ms Tachaphorn Suntrajarn the Consul at the Thai Consulate who is also responsible for human rights issues. The statement has been signed by more than 90 groups globally including all major labour and human rights groups from Hong Kong. The key demands of the statement are as follows: ANROAV recommended both short-term and long-term measures the Royal Thai Government should undertake to seek to address root causes of the 9th April tragedy as follows: 1.The deportation of all surviving victims must immediately be halted until an inquiry into the incident is complete, to ensure perpetrators of this incident are brought to justice; 2.Surviving victims of this incident and dependents of the deceased should be provided with immediate access to independent lawyers and adequate compensation for deaths and injuries; 3.The Thai Government should immediately initiate an open and transparent inquiry into this incident in which the involvement of private companies as well as related State agencies in trafficking, smuggling and illegal transportation activities should in particular be explored; 4.The government’s registration system for migrant workers must immediately be overhauled to make it more effective and transparent. In association with civil society and employers, the government must create a system that accepts the economic necessity and benefit of migrant workers for Thailand. The government must therefore cease to shortsightedly consider only national security aspects of migration and seek to limit opportunities for both its own officials, private individuals and the Burmese military junta’s to engage in trafficking, smuggling and illegal transportation operations. For more information: In Hong Kong, contact: AMRC, Sanjiv Pandita (852) 2332-1346 In Thailand, contact: Mr. Somchai Homlaor, HRDF, 66 (0) 2693 4939 |
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