this is how you summon a waiter in myanmar. i know. i know.you would be rightly ejected. it takes some getting used to, for sure. this is a big noisy, seafood house where fish is prepared and named for the khine people. >> now we're talking. prawns from the river in tomato curry. try this. good sauce. that's good. that's some good stuff, my friends. we shall know them by the number of their dead. early morning in yangon. among the crush of commuters, shoppers, people trying to make a living, rise up the last remnants of empire. faded, often crumbling, but still there after all these years. these are the offices, businesses, and public buildings of the british colonials. this building was once one of the swankest department stores in rangoon. a century ago in the poem by kipling, the overheated imagi imaginations of fine englishmen, you could buy fine egyptian cigarettes, french liqueurs. the floor tiles were shipped over from manchester. now people live here. a half century of a pariah state has left very few of these buildings in good repair.

jai leng is also from myanmar. he's lived in thailand with his family for 20 years. >> i'm happy when i don't think too much. but deep in my heart, i'm not happy. this is not my home. sometimes i wonder whether i'll live the rest of my life like this, or whether i'll go back. >> many here would like to return home. some feel that myanmar's migrant workers never quite settle in thailand. it's an existence on the fringes of society. those without official documentation are especially in danger of exploitation. but many feel they have no choice. >> in my heart i know it wasn't the right decision to come here. but if i think about the situation in our country, i know i have to stay. if the situation there changed, i would return. but it's very difficult to find a job there, so we have to stay here. >> many of the migrant workers hope that the political reforms in myanmar will improve the situation in their homeland. then they might be able to return, and their children would finally have a proper home. >> and there is,

that's the fate of many children in myanmar.und 600 live here without running water, electricity or well-paying jobs many kids from here end up a 3-hour drive south. with more than 7 million people it's myanmar's largest city as the nation opens up businesses are booming. many are scouring the country for cheap labor. they are finding it in children who sweat, sell and lift. here at the biggest vegetable market i have seen kids as young as 13 who are preparinger will. in terms of child labor, myanmar is ranked one of the worst in the world. >> reporter: in one of the thousands of tea shops, we met this boy. since moving here three months ago, he has worked from 6:00 in the morning, to 9:00 at night, for just over a dollar a day every day of the week. he is 12. >> translator: i have sent $70 back to my family so far. >> reporter: could your family survive without you working? do they have enough money? >> translator: it would not be very good. when i don't work sometimes they are all right. but sometimes they are not. it depends

for her, myanmar is a special place. >> translator: myanmar has become my second home. i want to go there again and again. >> reporter: -- was her husband. chiyoko was only 16 when the two married in 1943. two weeks after their marriage yuriyo was called to go to war. chiyoko remembers his last words. >> translator: on the morning of his departure i said to him, i will be a bit more grown up when you come back. he said no, no. you don't need to. please stay just as you are. >> reporter: the imperial japanese army fought the allied forces in its burma-india campaign and suffered catastrophic losses. more than 130,000 japanese lives were lost in myanmar alone. news of her husband's death reached chiyoko two years after the war ended. his remains never came home. she never remarried nor had any children. she always dreamt of going to myanmar one day to search for yuriyo's last footsteps. since 1976 she's visited the country more than 15 times. chiyoko is turning 89 this year. [ speaking foreign language ]. she decided that this will be her last trip. mandalay hill was the

now he and his friends from myanmar are working illegally in forests. >> i don't know if my mother and father are still alive. all of us want to go home. every day i think about how i can get home. if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar even if there were mountains we would all have done that. even if it would have taken us months. >> the for the first time in 15 years their hope could become reality. even though he and his friends are not part of the rescue operation they hope by registering their names they, too, can leave soon. and the that they'll be able to celebrate their return home just like these rescued men. al jazeera tuol, east indonesia. >> myanmar's opposition leader suu kyi said she's thinking about boycotting this year's presidential election. she has accused its president about not being sincere about reform. >> the playing field is not level, and the administration is engageing in acts discriminatory so we can't say that it's fair. so far i don't think we can guarantee fair elections. >> well, former egyptian president hosni mubarak and his two sons have

eased sank on his myanmar.reached out to a number of american companies doing bids here to see if we could visits their sites they said no, but coca cola told us its policy in myanmar is to hire 18 or old and the gap says when it comes to child labor it has what it calls a zero tolerance policy. an independent audit of two factorys used by gap in me myanmar did not find evidence of child labor but found some personnel files did not contain proof of age verification and some age verification documents showed signs of manipulation. we headed to the u.s. embassy to asked how well american companies in myanmar have avoided using child labor. >> it's a challenge for sure. we have heard of cases where companies have found that in the supply chain and had to tell supplyers or subcontractors to suppliers, we can't hire those you know, we can't work with you unless you deal with the child lake or situation. >> reporter: if somebody says to you, american companies should not even be investing in a company where there are

rural poverty drives myanmar's illegal opium trade.and nature trail -- a quest to find a rare and endangered bird in benin. millions of sirens have fled their homes since the outbreak

we take you to myanmar where children are forced to work long hours for little play. also the notebook from one of the greatest mind who helped defeat the nazis. >>> myanmar has won prays for democratics reforms. business is booming, but there is a catch, many jobs are performed by children. roxana saberi went to myanmar to find out why. >> like many mothers, this woman faces a dread of the decision to see her family go hungry or send her young children away to work. >> translation: i wanted to find work in the city. i asked mum to look after the kids. she didn't want to. there's no jobs for women in the village, my husband doesn't have much of a job. we are poor and can't take care of the kids. >> reporter: by the time her sop is 12, he may have to leave school and the family. many kids from the village end up a 3 hour drive south. in one of the thousands of tea shops, we met his big brother. since moving here he has worked from six in the morning to nine at night for a dollar a day every day of the week. he is 12. >> translation: i have sent $70 back to my family. >

if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar. if there were mountains we would have done that. first time in 15 years it becomes reality. he and his friends are not part of the operation. they hope by registering their names they will leave soon. and that they will be able to celebrate the return home like these rescued men. >>> stay with us here on al jazeera that is still ahead. an anti-islam process that was supposed to be peaceful descends into chaos in australia. plus... >> a state-wide ban on bulls is protecting animals. coming up. why a ban is killing livelihood. >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >>> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. [ gunfire ] >>> the international committee of the red cross want a 24 hour ceasefire in yemen. hospitals in the countries are overwhelmed. saudi arabia have been bombing targets for the past 10 days. students that survive the university attack in kenya have been reunited with their families. the president of kenya vowed retaliat

they're part of a group of 400,000 people trafficked from myanmar and other countries. they've been taken to the island of t uol. >> we390 fishermen are arriving here in the port of tual. thein the eastern part of indonesia. they are all victims of human trafficking. they were sold by an agent in thailand to this company here in the east of indonesia to work on fishing vessels. some for many, many years. they were not allowing to home. they were all abused. they were all suffering from lack of food, from lack of sleep, and they had to work on very difficult conditions. the government has decided to take them away from the place where they were held for such a long time because they worry about their safety after they had been speaking out to the press and the government. now they will be brought here to this port, and they'll be questioned once again. it all has to be documented to find evidence for all these very very harsh allegations. then all these people will be handed over to their responsible governments in myanmar cambodia and thailand. it will be a long and dif

the bank of tokyo has begun serving customers in myanmar. first foreign bank to set up shop in the fast growing economy. myanmar's central bank governor attend a ceremony to mark the occasion. the doors will open on thursday and the bank is preparing to start trading. the myanmar banking license allows financial institution to directly cater to the needs of japanese firms seeking remittances and loans. the bank's advances in myanmar will encourage more japanese firms to start doing business there. >>> more manufacturers are using electronic data to develop their products and to keep them competitive. companies in japan are joining the trend. >> reporter: a project is under way at this auditorium in hiroshima prefecture in western japan. workers are collecting data needed for various operations for making engines. their goal is to boost fuel efficiency. it's a big job. the workers collect at least 300 pieces of data for one of their operations. this tells them all sorts of information including diameters of holes or the thickness and surface

they say they fore the militias controlling their city >>> officials from thailand indonesia and myanmar travelling to remote islands in eastern indonesia to investigate allegations of abuse. reports allege that thousands of foreigners were enslaved to catch fish. some were locked in iron cages. we'll be joined from an oiled named in a report. give us the details about this story. i think we have lost our line to steph in indonesia. we'll try to get back to that story. >>> the former military chief has been charged with bribery and the intent to reveal state secrets, he's a high ranking official. he is seen as a prime factoring in president xi jinping's xint corruption back down. more from beijing. >> this announcement was confirmed by a newsagency saying that there was a charge of bribery, abuse of power and leaking state secrets - enough to get you put away for a long time in china. the case has been referred to a court. and we expect the trial, which could be an open trial, to happen within the next few weeks. why does this matter? joe was in charge until three years ago, of the count

. >>> officials from thailand, indonesia and myanmar have been travel to go remote islands in easterno investigate investigations of abuse of fishermen. a year-long investigation by the associated press has revealed how thousands of for earnser locked up some of them in iron cages. we go to one of the islands named in the report. step, we were talking about this about an hour ago and you were telling me already some action has been taken what's been going on? >> reporter: well, there is great excitement here in the very far east of indonesia. the investigation team from the indonesian government has just announced to this group of people from myanmar the people from myanmar right here and also others from cambodia and some thailand lay owes, can go home. they are going bring them on safety from ghost pwo*ets from the government because they are worried that they are not safe higher anymore. they have been speaking to journalists and also the government team. horrific stories of abuse and also about their working conditions. some of them here have been working for many years on these b

eased sanctions on myanmar in 2012. >> we reached out to companies to visit, they said no. coca-cola said they hired 16 and older. >> an independent audit of two factories used by gap did not find evidence of child labor but found some personnel files did not contain proof of age verification and some documents showed signs of manipulation. >> we headed to the u.s. embassy to ask how well american companies in myanmar have avoided using child labor. >> it's a challenge for sure. we have heard of cases where companies have had to tell suppliers or subcontractors to plyers, we can't hire those we can't work with you if you are in a child labor situation. >> if somebody says american companies should not invest in a country where there is child labor, what would you say? >> i don't see that's a uniquely burmese problem. it's elsewhere in the world. the scale might be different the degree, but i think being here makes more of a different than not being here. >> the companies still look at not only the short term gain, but look at long term consequences. >> if they can really ge

men mostly from myanmar who were smuggled to indonesia who said they were smuggled there giving themhief names and documents. indonesian officials are now registering them under their real names and checking them for their health beforehanding over to the authorities in myanmar and cam bode app. cambodia. >> all of the evidence will be studied by our judicial team. dealing with all the facts this will tell us what are criminal acts have been committed. >> reporter: these people are a small part of the fishermen still stuck in the area. they wanted to go home so desperately they are now finally safe. but they are only a few of those others who are still out there and nobody knows where they are. many are still working on the boats. others have managed to escape. they survived with the help of local communities in remote parts of the country. some for a very long time. like this man who was brought to indonesia 15 years ago. seven years after enduring abuse and hardship at sea he escaped. he is now working as illegal logger in the forest. >> i don't know if my mother and father are sti

. >> a controversial issue on the agenda is the massive outflow of refugees from myanmar. sahil rah manil rahman reports. >> at this year year's asean group meeting, after a fact finding trip to myanmar damning evidence of persecution of the minority group protecting the mahinga. >> it is time for asean, it is a asean question, an asean problem problem. demand that we resolve the issue of the country. >> fails obenefit those living and working in the member nations. the report's authors say myanmar's treatment of raminga refugees threatens the position and puts a strain in the states. >> from a pregenocide to full blown genocide, they are being starved for medical being attention, and they are not allowed to exercise their right to getting a livelihood. they their very survival is at stake. >> according to u.n. envoy for refugees, it is a similar situation throughout the aseanan region. meetings between senior aseyne asean leaders. salhil raman, al jazeera togo. >> clear favorite to win another term. his family has ruled the country for 48 years already. ama bortang from t

>> myanmar.t's what she is going to do? >> you may not think that what's happening in libya is great right now. >> no, it's not. >> no it's not. exactly. you may remember that hillary clinton led the movement to remove qaddafi in libya and dodged and weaved about the chris stevens in benghazi. poor security in libya and secretary clinton did little about that then there is the war on terror which has become a debacle under president obama. then there is putin which has become another debacle. so, i'm not sure progress in myanmar overrides those things. however to be fair and we want to be fair, hillary clinton should be asked questions about foreign policy so the folks can evaluate whether the mess abroad is her fault or the fault of the president. remember, the secretary of state takes orders from the chief executive. but i don't expect very many people are are gonna be fair to hillary clinton on both sides. supporters will vote for her no matter. what her record really doesn't matter to them. o

roxana saberi, al jazeera myanmar. >>> in, a nigeria a woman is dead after being mistaken for a boko haram bomber. no bombs were found on her body. >>> nigeria is marking a one year anniversary since boko haram kidnapped over 200 school girls. as haru mutasa tells us some parents and activists are hopeful that the new government will finally bring them back home. >> this boy is three years old. all he seems to understand is that school girls were kidnapped by boko haram a long time ago. his parents aren't far. they have been meeting almost every day for a year along with other concerned nigerians. they don't want the chibok girls forgotten. >> we in nigeria should unite and demand for the return of those girls. our children look at us and know that we sold them. >> reporter: in april of last year boko haram fighters abducted more than 200 school girls in chibok. every girl taken wanted to achieve something in life, that's why they went to school, even though boko haram fighters forbid western education. the attack led to a twitter campaign, to return the girls. muhammadu buhari will

men mostly from myanmar who were smuggleed to indonesia and forced to work without a salary. many say they were abused. the company allegedly changed their identitiys by giving them thai names and documents. indonesia officials are registering them under their real names and checking their health before handing them over to the authorities in myanmar and cambodia. the government in thailand has denied the allegations of slave slavery. they say they will present all the evidence soon. >> all the evidence will be studied by our judicial team. the minister has put a special team on this case dealing with all the legal facts this will tell us what criminal acts have been committed. >> these people are only a small part of the thousand of fishermen still stuck in indonesia. >> finally they're free after such a long time when they wanteding to home so desperately they're now finally safe. but there are only a few of all those others who are still out there and nobody knows where they are. >> many are still working on the boats, others have managed to escape. they have survived with

people were myanmar thailand, laos. people from the international organization of migration estimate 4,000 of them are in this region in the east of indonesia. if this particular part, in it particular company there are a few hundreds. the government will take as many as they can to north port closer. then they will hand them over to myanmar, cambodia, and all the countries that they're coming from. >> still ahead on the show. blame it on the weatherman and prime minister. why india's farmers are having a tough time. and we look at a company in ghana that is giving recycled fashion a new meaning. >>> and later in sport how this teenage golfer plays down another achievement. details coming up. >> a global climate crisis >> two feet of sea level rise is projected... >> threatening america's coastline >> you'll see water in the streets without rain... >> now fighting back with a revolutionary new technology >> there de-watering the ground... >> this is the first time anybodies done this before >> techknow's team of experts

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people from myanmar, thailand and international organization said they estimate around 4,000 of themis whole region in the east of indonesia and this particular part and this particular company there is a few hundred and the government is going to take as many as they can to another port closer and then they will hand them over to the government of myanmar, cambodia and all the countries they are coming from. >> the populations of some polish cities are shrinking at alarming rate and the bank says dwindling birth rate and lack of jobs are having a devastating mark and we go to the southern pollish town. >> reporter: emotional scene that is played out daily at the bus station, another young worker is leaving town one of thousands said good-bye and the town shrunk by 50,000 and 23-year-old samantha is on her way to london and a job in a hotel. sad to leave your friends. >> leaving friends. >> reporter: it's very hard. >> we cry. >> reporter: quite tough. >> yes. >> reporter: some of samantha's friends say they plan to follow her soon. samantha sets off for london, she is among thousand

. >>> myanmar is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, and after five decades of military taket forship, money is flowing into the small nation again. yet human rights activists are concerned. >> reporter: a lot of children as young as eight in villages like this in myanmar drop out of school and go to work. they can earn around $15 a month tending cows. but in the cities they can earn at least twice as much. that's where this boy ended up. he is only 12 and he has turned into a breadwinner. >> translator: when i don't work sometimes my family is all right, but sometimes they are not. it depends on whether any stepfather can find work. he doesn't have a steady job. >> reporter: some children find jobs through friends and relatives. others through brokers who take a cut of the children's wages. tonight with the use of an undercover camera we'll show you how this business works. a lot of people here tell us putting children to work in this country is pretty much normal but children's rights activists say if myanmar doesn't address the cycle, the country's path to democracy will b

they were applying for jobs in myanmar. they thought they were going to be sent to thailand. they contacted a an agent and before they knew it they were sent here to work in indonesia. the government said after speaking to them it was clear that they were used as slaves. forced labor. this group here is from cambodia they also are going to home. people from myanmar cam body ylaos, teams of the international migration estimate 4,000 of them are in this whole region in the east of indonesia. this particular part, in this particular company there are a few money. the government will take as many as they can to another port closer and then they will hand them over to the governments of me air man can cambodia, and all the countries that they're coming from. >> the second black box from the germanwings plane has confirmed that the crash was deliberately caused by the co-pilot. fran's air investigation agency chose that andreas lubitz repeat repeatled accelerated the aircraft as it went down. he used the automatic pilot to steer the plane into the alps killing 149 people as well as

if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar. if there were mountains, we would have done that. even if it would have taken us months. >> that man and his friends are not part of the rescue operation. they hope by giving their names, that they can leave soon and can celebrate a return home like these rescued men >>> myanmar's opposition leader aung san suy kyi is considering boycotting this year's general election. the country spent decades under military rule and the nobel laureate accused the president of not being sincere about reform. >> the playing field is not level, and the administration is engaging in act which are discriminatory against the nld. we can't say that it's fair. so far we can't guarantee fair elections. >> a man in the u.s. state of alabama has been freed after spending 30 years on death row. anthony ray hinton was convicted of the 1985 slayings of fast food managers. new tests couldn't match the bullets to anthony ray hinton's gun. his conviction was overturned last year. >> they had every intention of exec

some from myanmar cambodia, thailand trapped for as many as ten years on fishing vessels on the very very east part of indonesia. they have found a lot of evidence of forced slavery and tried to take away all these fishermen from the exrean, now have been brought to safety, from here they will be handed over to their own government. they will send dletions from myanmarsend delegations frommyanmar shortly. >> thai fishing vessels in a remote corner of indonesia. they suffered in silence until someone from the fishing industries came to investigate claims of human trafficking and slavery. fishermen who were forced to work without pay. >> you can call this slavery indeed. for example when they were sick would be called by the captain and given electroshocks and tortured. yes, this is slavery. >> these men vai they were sold to the fishing company by an agent from thailand who promised them a job in a restaurateur, instead they end it up frar from home. they managed to escape and are now hiding. >> many some wanted to be there but not me and not many others. they told me to accept my sit

now he and his friends from myanmar are working as illegal loggers in the forest. >> i don't know if my mother and father are still alive. all of us want to go home. every day i think about how i can get home. if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar, even if there were mountains, we would all have done that, even if it would have taken us months. >> for the first time in 15 years, his hopes could become reality. although he and his friends are not part of the government's rescue operation they hope by registering their names they, too, can leave soon and this they will be able to celebrate their return home just like these rescued men. al jazeera indonesia. >> malaysias prime minister confirmed his chief of staff was killed in a helicopter crash. six others also died near kuala lampur including the former ambassador to the united states. the prime minister said the helicopter was returning from a wedding reception for his daughter. he promised an urgent investigation. >> women who used to fight in the nepal's maoist army face a difficult future. many are shunned by their

. >> and in myanmar a veiled threat from opposition leader annannansahnsuchi. >> thank you for being with us now first to yemen. the u.n. security council will meet on saturday, according to the oven, at least 519 people have been killed in yemen since strikes started on march the 26th. there are no signs the strikes will end soon. air dropping weapons that has helped to push back houthi fighters. we understand a houthi held island has also been a target. saudi and egyptian war ships have been sent to the strait there. kim vanel reports. >> the streets of aden have become a battle ground and those who call this port city home are watching it all play out. with the center of the city smoldering those loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi were scrulg to cope. >> we are the southern youth resistance in aden and we are confronting the houthis. strikes from the air and sea won't be enough. there must be forces on the ground. the people here are under bombardment. there are deaths and feaxtion remainfamiliesremain under siege. we can't get to them. >> on friday, the there battle was met not by m

about where they can get food. >> all right good to talk to you, thanks indeed. >>> now ahead of myanmar's generality election this year acknowledge opposition leader aung san suu kyi says she's considering boycotting the vote. >> the playing field is not level and the administration is engaging in acts which are discriminatory against the nld. so we can't say that it's fair. so far i don't think we can guarantee fair elections. >> a major cleanup operation is underway in chile following devastating floods and mudslides. about 20 people are killed and 57 are still missing. the normal arid north home of the chalaral desert. currently many people are living in shelters. >>> kashmir, hundreds of thousands have had their livelihood destroyed by flooding. liddy dutt reports. >> nursing his almond charred orchard back to good health. the orchards were affected by rain that caused widespread flooding weeks ago. >> translator: i've suffered a lot but still working hard. also help me with loans. >> reporter: these rolling hills that para calls home are famous for nuts and apricots. from orchards li

every day i think about how to get home. >> if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar. if there were mountains, we would have done that. even if is took months. >> for the first time. hope becomes reality. he and friends are not part of the provision, they hope by registering names, they too, can leave soon. and that they will be able to celebrate their return home like these rescued men. bangladesh's opposition leader has been granted pail in two corruption cases. she's been allowed to leave her office. it is inaccused of embezzling money. they wanted to lead anti-government rollies on the eve of a dispute election. the chief of staff has been killed in a helicopter crash, six others died newer kuala lumpur including the former ambassador to the united states. the prime minister said the helicopter was returning from a wedding reception for his daughter. they promised an investigation. >>> women that fought in the army are facing a difficult future. many have been shunned by their villages and the party has forgotten them. some are finding new ways to survive and flour

they were applying for jobs in myanmar, that the they were going to thailand.acted an agent. before they knew it, they were sent to the fishery company in indonesia and the government says after speaking to them it was clear that they were used as slaves forced labor. so this group is here from cambodia and they also are going to go home. people from myanmar, cambodia laos seen from the international organization of migration estimate around 4,000 of them are in this whole region in the east of on indianonesiaindonesia. in the company, there are a few hundred. the government is going to take as many as they can to another port closer and then they will hand them over to the government of myanmar cambodia and all of the countries they are come from. >> greece says it will be able to make a crucial payment of $489 million to the imf on time. the deadline for the installment is wednesday. the announcement follows a recent warning from the government that it was weeks away from running out of cash ruling a series of parties says the government is still determined t

fishermen mostly from myanmar say that they were forced to work without pay. >> you can call this slaveryndeed. for example when they were sick they'll be called by the captain and given electro shocks and tortured. when they were tired they were treated inhumanely. yes, this is slavery. >> these men say that they were sold to the fishing company by an agent from thailand, who promised then a job in the restaurant. instead they ended up far from home. they managed to escape and are now hiding. >> maybe some people in the boats wanted to be there but not me, and not many others. they told me just to accept my situation, but i couldn't. i wanting to home so badly. >> the fishing company used the prison sale to regularly lock up fishermen with their hope written on the walls. for sure i will get home some day. if there is a way in, there should an way out. and their way out has finally come. after listening to their testimonies government investigators decide to take them to a safer place. >> this just shows how desperate they really are. as soon as the indonesian government announced they'r

. >> myanmar is one of the world's fastest growing economies. after five decades of dictatorship money is flowing throughout the country. but many say that the country is being built on the backs of children. we have one child's story. >> a lot of children as young as eight drop out of school and go to work. they can earn $15 a month working in the fields but in the cities they can earn twice as much. he's only 12 and's turned into a breadwinner. >> when i don't work sometimes my family is all right. but sometimes they're not. it depends on whether my stepfather can find work. he doesn't have a steady job. >> some children find jobs through friends and relatives. others find work through brokers, who take a cut of the children's wages. tonight with the use of an undercover camera we'll show you how this business works. >> a lot of people here tell us putting children to work in this country is pretty much normal. but children's rights activists say that if myanmar does not address the cycle of poverty inadequate education and child labor the pat

a team by the indonesian government announced to all the people from myanmar, thailand and layo, that they can go home. the team said after they were speaking to all these people they are not safe here. they are talking about abuse. they are walking on the ship for many, many hours, many days without any rest hardly any food and hardly any pay. there was no salary they have hands out. they were really really excited. you can see here this is what they were gathering. when they heard they were going home they went to the boat and this is what they took. this is what they've been living off for the last few years. some have been here for 10 years. wanting to go home all the time. one day they have no idea they were going to work here. they were applying for jobs. they contact an ate. before they knew it they were sent here to the company in son eeshia and the government says it was clear that they were used as slaves forced labour. and they are going to go home. people from myanmar, thailand laos and teams from the organization - they estimate 4,000 of them in this region in the east of

some companies are even moving abroad like here, to myanmar. bangladesh's eastern neighbor is just opening to the outside world and competing with it. >> the person who is gonna be rushing in, moving orders from bangladesh to myanmar is a person that is welcome to go there. because the fact ithat that person is somebody who is looking for that ten cents advantage. we want customers in bangladesh who want a sustainable long term partnership not a short term killing. >> the rana plaza disaster served as a wake-up call to the increasingly globalized garment industry. bangladesh is only taking the first steps toward making its factories safer. the commerce minister promises more will follow. a second major disaster cannot be allowed. >> and for that matter we have taken, we have borrowed loan from china, 1.5 billion dollars for setting up an industrial park for the garment industry. >> the accidents and instability may be keeping the very investment away that's needed to improve conditions. but the women of bangladesh are determined to fight for mo

if it was possible to walk from indonesia to myanmar, even if there were mountains, we would have done that, even if it would have taken months. >> it could become a reality. he and his friends are not part of the government operation, they hope by registering their names, they too, can leave soon. and that they will be able to celebrate their return home like these rescued men >>> still to come on al jazeera - people in india say a recent ban on slaughtering bulls is hurting liar livelihood. we tell you why. we meet former fighters in nepal's maoist army trying to move on from the civil war. war. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. >>> hello, the top stories.

liddy dutt, al jazeera kashmir. >>> part of a group of about 4,000 people trafficked from myanmar and other countries. step vaessen reports. >> a life of horror they never imagined. working as slaves on thai fishing vestles vessels in a remote area ever indonesia. they suffered for years until an investigator came to investigate human trafficking and slavery. fishermen they were forced to work without pay. >> you can call this slavery indeed. for example when they were sick they will be called by the captain and given electroshocks and tortured. also when they were tied they were treated very inhumanely. yes, this is slavery. >> reporter: they were sold by an agent in thailand, they managed to escape and are now hiding. >> translator: maybe some people on the boats wanted to be but not me and not many others. they told me just to accept my situation but i couldn't, i wanted to go home so badly. >> a cell was used to regularly lock up fishermen their desperation written on the walls. if there is a way in there should be a way out. after finally listening government investigators decide

like this myanmar drop out of school and go to work. they can earn $15 a month tending cows here or working in the nearby rice fields, but in the cities, they can earn twice as much. that's where he ended up. he's only 12 and turned into a breadwinner. >> when york, sometimes my family is all right but sometimes they're not. it dependency on whether my stepfather can find work. he doesn't have a steady job. >> some children find jobs through friends and relatives. others find work through brokers, who take a cult of the children's wages. >> tonight with the use of an undercover camera we'll show you how this business works. a lot of people here tell us putting children to work in this country is pretty much normal, but children's rights activists say if the cycle of poverty sentenced addressed the path to democracy will be in jeopardy. al jazeera myanmar. >> you can watch the full report tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on aljazeera america. >> china imposed new restrictions on however citizens can visit hong kong. the move is ai

while they are excited to go home the fate of many others hangs in the balance >>> ahead of myanmar's general election opposition leader aung san suy kyi said she's considering boycotting the vote. >> the playing field is not level. and the administration is engaging in in acts which are discriminatory against the nld. so we can't say that it's fair. so far i don't think we can guarantee fair elections. >> in indian administered kashmir hundreds of thousands had their livelihoods destroyed by floods. now people hope the latest bout of bad weather, when 300 died. >> abdul is nursing his almond orchard back to good health. snow and rain destroyed half of his crops. the orchards destroyed by rain in the region months ago. >> i suffered a lot. i'm working hard. i hope merchants give me an advance and banks will help with the loans. >> the rolling hills called home are famous for nuts apples and apricots. orchard owners face consecutive seasons of hardships. from orchards like this and inner city neighbourhoods hundreds of thousands have been hit hard by the floods and the bout of bad weat