Cambodian Migrants in Thailand: Working Conditions and Issues

Migrants, Information, and Working Conditions in Bangladeshi Garment Factories

A significant portion of the labor force in many large factories in developing countries consists of internal migrants from rural areas, who may have little information about the industry upon beginning work. We examine the relationship between workers’ migration status and the working conditions they face in the garment industry in Bangladesh. We use a retrospective panel of the wages and work...

Migrants' access to antiretroviral therapy in Thailand.

OBJECTIVE To investigate migrants' access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and assess the applicability of ART guidelines to migrants. METHODS Six focus group discussions (FGD) were conducted in Thailand with 74 Burmese migrants: factory workers in Mae Sot and Bangkok, construction site workers in Chiang Mai and unemployed and undocumented HIV-positive migrants in Mae Sot. Thirteen key stakeho...

Implementing health insurance for migrants, Thailand

PROBLEM Undocumented migrant workers are generally ineligible for state social security schemes, and either forego needed health services or pay out of pocket. APPROACH In 2001, the Thai Ministry of Public Health introduced a policy on migrant health. Migrant health insurance is a voluntary scheme, funded by an annual premium paid by workers. It enables access to health care at public facilit...

Capital Market in Thailand: Issues and Opportunities

Making schools healthy among Burmese migrants in Thailand.

In Thailand, a health-promoting school (HPS) program is in place nationwide. However, this policy has not covered Burmese migrant schools. Therefore, to ensure the feasibility of the implementation of a HPS program, we conducted evaluations and an intervention on school health in migrant schools in Thailand. We included 44 primary-level schools in the Tak province in 2008. We were able to evalu...