Mizzima awarded global JTI certificate for reliable news on Myanmar

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Mizzima Mizzima, one of Myanmar ’s most prominent news outlets and a press freedom advocate, obtained the Journalism Trust Initiative ( JTI ) certification from global audit firm Bureau Veritas , JTI says in a press statement 5 January.  Operating in clandestine mode within Myanmar and supported by an exiled team, Mizzima strives to fulfil its role as reliable source of news and information for the Myanmar public. “Your Journalism Trust Initiative certification affirms what audiences already know: that principled, transparent journalism matters. Congratulations on this achievement and on your continued contribution to informing citizens about Myanmar,” says Benjamin Sabbah , director of Journalism Trust Initiative “Myanmar’s ongoing conflict has created an intensely contested media landscape, where mis- and disinformation are increasingly deployed to reinforce state propaganda and the prevailing “official” narrative. Although Mizzima is already regarded as one of the most trusted ...
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Yingluck ‘promised’ 3-month extension on migrant NV process, says minister

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Saturday, 22 December 2012 14:50 THE BANGKOK POST

Myanmar's Labour Ministry has urged its Thai counterpart to extend nationality verification (NV) for migrant workers, claiming that Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had promised it during her visit to the neighbouring country.

Burmese migrants work on a fishing boat in Phang Nga in southern Thailand. (PHOTO: International Organization for Migration / Flickr)

Myo Aung, director-general of the ministry's Department of Labour, insisted that the Thai premier had vowed to extend NV for three months during her visit to Dawei.

Ms Yingluck travelled to Myanmar [Burma] on Monday to address the cooperation on the Dawei deep-sea port project.

Myo Aung raised the issue Friday during the "Thai-Myanmar Technical Meeting" with Pravit Khiengpol, director-general of the Department of Employment, at the Pullman Hotel in Bangkok.

The process must be carried on so that Myanmar workers can undergo NV and have their rights protected in the same way as Thai employees, he added.

Myo Aung also urged Thai authorities to speed up the NV process so that most or all migrant workers will be able to proceed with it.

Mr Pravit, however, insisted the NV process had definitely ended on Dec 14.

He said that migrant workers who failed to undergo the process will be considered illegal. They must be apprehended and deported, he added.

However, Mr Pravit said the ministry is considering a new legal channel for importing labour under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which Thailand has signed with neighbouring countries.

The MoU will allow migrant workers to enter Thailand through legal channels in order to meet specific skills shortages and employers' demands.

Mr Pravit said the method will pave the way for Thai employers to bring in migrant workers in line with the MoU.

Employers who want to hire migrant workers in future must lodge their requests following the MoU procedure, he added.

Yesterday's [Friday’s] meeting also agreed to enable Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap and his Myanmar counterpart Myint Thein, who will meet today, to jointly decide whether NV or the MoU should be implemented, he said.

According to Mr Pavit, more than 300,000 migrant workers are expected to be deported now the NV deadline has ended. Of those facing deportation, 150,000 are Cambodians, 99,000 are Lao and 60,000 are from Myanmar.

This article was originally published in The Bangkok Post on December 22, 2012.
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For more background:

http://www.mizzima.com/news/regional/8595-undocumented-migrant-workers-face-deportation.html

http://www.mizzima.com/edop/interview/8570-migrant-deadline-dilemma.html

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