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‘Whether you go illegally or legally in the end it’s the same, you’re cheated’ - A study of formal and informal recruitment practices of Lao workers migrating to Thailand
The research presented in this report would not have been possible without the cooperation of numerous individuals, organisations, and companies. The research team is...
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Rural-urban migration and employment quality: A case study from Thailand
This study investigates the effects of rural–urban migration on economic development in Thailand. It draws upon a panel database of 2,000 rural households collected from 2008 to...
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Trapped in the kitchen of the world: The situation for migrant workers in Thailand’s poultry industry (Report #76)
Interviews with 98 migrant workers employed by four different Thai poultry producers, that all have exported to Sweden during the last three years, show an extensive variation...
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Work Permits for Foreign Nationals
The Foreign Working Act of 2008 requires all foreigners working in Thailand to obtain a work permit prior to starting work in the Kingdom and describes the procedures for...
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ຕະຫຼາດໄມ້ ແລະ ການຄ້າໄມ້ລະຫວ່າງລາວ ແລະ ຫວຽດນາມ: ການວິເຄາະລະບົບຕ່ອງໂສ້ທີ່ມີຜົນຕໍ່ກັບຂອງການໄຫຼວຽນຂອງໄມ້ທ່ອນຢູ່ຫວຽດນາມ
ການສຶກສາໃນຄັ້ງນີ້ແມ່ນກ່ຽວກັບຕະຫຼາດໄມ້ ແລະ ການຄ້າໄມ້ລະຫວ່າງລາວ ແລະ ຫວຽດນາມ, ການສຶກສາກ່ຽວກັບອຳນາດ ແລະ ການປ່ຽນແປງທາງເມືອງຂອງການຄ້າລະຫວ່າງສອງປະເທດ ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ນຳເອົາລະບົບຕ່ອງໂສ້ຂອງສິນຄ້...
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Illegal Immigration to and through Thailand
The Thai police bureau commissioner reports that approximately 500,000 illegal aliens currently live in Thailand. Most are believed to be Burmese employed in fishing and...
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ການວິເຄາະການລົງທຶນຂອງປະເທດຈີນແລະບັນດາປະເທດໃກ້ຄຽງອື່ນໆແລະອິດທິພົນຂອງພວກເຂົາກ່ຽວກັບສະພາບການພັດທະນາໃນສປປລາວ
ສະພາບລວມຂອງການລົງທຶນຕ່າງປະເທດໃນລາວ, ສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ແມ່ນມາຈາກປະເທດຈີນ, ແຕ່ຍັງມາຈາກບັນດາປະເທດໃກ້ຄຽງ ແລະ ຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ການພັດທະນາ, ທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ ແລະ ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈຂອງນັກລົງທຶນຕ່າງປະເທດ.
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Infographic: The Controversial Laos-China Railway
This article is an infographic providing a route map and details about the development of the Lao-China railway project.
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Social security and labor migration in ASEAN
This policy brief takes a preliminary look at portability of social security in ASEAN, particularly old-age, retirement, and survivor benefits. Portability of social security...
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Labour migration landscape in Asia (2015): Recent trends and policies
This presentation provides an update on trends in migration and policies in Asia. Data is provided on intra-ASEAN migration shares; shares of outflow of international migrant...
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Labour migration landscape in Asia (2014): Recent trends in migration and policies
A presentation analysing recent trends in migration and policies in Asia. Data is provided on the outflow of migrants to Gulf countries, southeast Asian countries, and Korea....
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Thailand, the plight of Burmese migrant workers
The paper examines key issues and problems faced by Burmese migrant workers and their families, the Royal Thai Government and the employers. Hundreds of thousands of Burmese...