FED Migrant Centre received recognition for assisting returning migrants during the Covid-19 pandemic
Post featured on ILO in Myanmar – 07 August 2020 The Kawthaung Migrant Centre run by the Foundation for Education and Development is the second of…
FED Concerns on COVID-19
The Foundation for Education and Development (FED) would like to express its concern regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a…
Outcry from the international community over the death penalties upheld by the Supreme Court in Thailand for the Koh Tao murders.
On Thursday the 29th of August 2019, the Supreme Court of Thailand handed down its decision to uphold the death penalties for Zaw Lin and…
Democratization, Human Rights, and Social Justice in Myanmar
Htoo Chit – Executive Director of the Foundation for Education and Development (FED) Under the military dictatorship, the people of Burma/Myanmar are not only losing…
As of July 1, 2018 – Twelve professions previously reserved for Thais now permitted to foreigners.
Original source: The NationEdited and translated by FED The 12 professions to be opened to foreigners include manual labour, as defined by the Employment Department,…
Falling through the Net
A survey of Basic Labour Rights among Migrants Working in Thailand’s Fishing Sector. By CSO Coalition for Ethical and Sustainable Seafood in Thailand Download the…
Myanmar (Burma): The Country, its People and the Crisis
Myanmar, the resource rich northwestern-most country of Southeast Asia is home to a mixed climate that ranges from tropical monsoon in the lowlands, to temperate…
Migrant Student from FED Learning Center suffers from a brain tumor
Thet Mon Myint, a 9 years old grade 3 student from our Unified Learning Center is suffering from a severe headache due to a brain…
Death Penalty Upholds For Koh Tao Murders
The Appeals Court on Wednesday announced its decision to uphold the death sentences for the two Burmese migrant workers, Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo, convicted…
U Ko Ni – A prominent human rights lawyer, activist and key NLD advisor assassinated at Yangon Airport
YANGON, Myanmar – U Ko Ni, a prominent human rights lawyer and legal advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) was…