Jackie Pollock
jackiezaw.bsky.social
Jackie Pollock
@jackiezaw.bsky.social
All things migration especially ASEAN but elsewhere too and other bits and pieces
Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city's foreign domestic helpers | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city's foreign domestic helpers
"They're the backbone of the Hong Kong economy but they're voiceless."
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December 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Do not recognise the planned December 2025 election in Myanmar - Petitions share.google/l4iSESvWXVef...
Petition: Do not recognise the planned December 2025 election in Myanmar
Do not recognise any election held by Myanmar’s military in December 2025. We believe the Government should condemn it as illegitimate, continue to press for the release of political prisoners and sup...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
IlO members, govts, employers and workers agree on invoking Article 33 on Myanmar junta. Four years to make the decision, let the action be much quicker! #Myanmar

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Myanmar: Historic decision to hold junta accountable a ‘victory for justice, workers' rights and international solidarity'
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) welcomes a landmark decision to invoke Article 33 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) constitution against the military regime in Myanmar....
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June 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The junta's inflexibility threatens the livelihoods of young Burmese invested in working in Japan.

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Many Myanmar technical trainees unable to come to Japan after March quake | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Two months have passed since a devastating earthquake hit central Myanmar.
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May 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Thousands of workers in the Adidas supplier Tsang Yin Shoe Factory Myanmar are on strike for a living wage of 12,000 kyats (around 5$) a day. Come on Adidas step up your game. It's the least you can do to alleviate the suffering of the people of Myanmar.
@insightmyanmar.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Reposted by Jackie Pollock
Junta says reconstruction will come from the same crony-linked companies blamed for poor-quality buildings that collapsed in the earthquake

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April 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
One month after the earthquake in Myanmar. A powerful analysis. "Rebuilding cannot happen while rubble is still being created by the junta"

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A community-led response to the earthquake is the only answer - DVB
Guest contributor Khin Ohmar The devastating Sagaing earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28 added yet another layer of devastation to a country already in crisis. For many around the world, it may...
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April 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Devastating earthquake in already devastated Myanmar. So sad..so bad for the people of Myanmar. www.facebook.com/share/p/15x3...
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March 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
November 27, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Redefining statehood in the face of the prospect of physically losing a state due to climate change.
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Tuvalu: The disappearing island nation recreating itself in the metaverse
Facing erasure due to climate change, the Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu is digitally backing up everything from its houses to its trees as it endeavors to save whatever it can.
bbc.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM
As if maiming, killing and making people's daily lives treacherous with land mines, the Myanmar military also demands farmers pay compensation for any landmine detonated by their livestock.
November 21, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Reposted by Jackie Pollock
Australia accused of ‘exporting climate destruction’ on tiny Pacific neighbours with massive gas expansion plans
Australia accused of ‘exporting climate destruction’ on tiny Pacific neighbours with massive gas expansion plans
Labor government ‘not acting in good faith’ when it stands on global stage and promotes its climate credentials, special envoy at Cop29 says Pacific governments at a UN climate summit are criticising Australia’s plans for a massive gas industry expansion…
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November 17, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Myanmar junta bans outbound legal migration ..one of the few lifelines for the population. Prison state.
Overseas Employment Suspended as Myanmar Junta Activates Military Conscription
Myanmar’s Labor Ministry seeks to slam exit door on 14 million young people eligible for compulsory military service.
www.irrawaddy.com
February 16, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Myanmar junta enforces conscription law and stops all legal migration. Prison state.
Myanmar Youth Exodus Feared in Wake of Junta’s Conscription Law
Activists warn of increased labor rights violations in Thailand and human trafficking as young people flee to avoid mandatory military service.
www.irrawaddy.com
February 16, 2024 at 1:48 AM
My all time favourite "migration" movie is still Stephen Frears' 2002 "Dirty Pretty Things" starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, capturing the impossible decisions migrants are forced to make to survive with humour, admiration and sadness. Do please share your fav migrant movies.
January 3, 2024 at 6:21 AM