For over 30 years, Thai migrants have powered Israel’s agricultural sector, yet many continue to face hazardous work conditions and systemic gaps in protection. In this seminar, Dr. Yahel Kurlander examines the structural challenges affecting their health, rights, and everyday lives. A crucial look at labor, migration, and vulnerability.

A major trafficking case that exploited hundreds of Thai women across Europe and the U.S. is at the center of this Wednesday SEA Mobilities seminar. Hear from the lead U.S. investigator and a key Thai attorney on what the case revealed and how survivor-centered, trauma-informed justice can be strengthened.

African migration to Thailand is growing, yet remains one of the country’s least studied mobility trends. This seminar explores new research that uncovers the everyday realities, challenges, and contributions of African migrants. A timely look at race, integration, and policy in Thailand.

Thailand’s borders are not only lines on a map—they are produced and negotiated through documents. Professor Pinkaew Laungaramsri’s talk reveals how ID papers both govern mobility and generate extra-state pathways that challenge the state’s control.

How did Thailand, a non-signatory to the Refugee Convention, come to draft its first refugee screening mechanism? In this Wednesday SEA Mobilities seminar, Dr. Bhanubhatra Jittiang uncovers the policy entrepreneurship behind the National Screening Mechanism and the bureaucratic negotiations that shaped it. His talk offers rare insight into Thailand’s evolving approach to refugee governance.

Immigration detention in Thailand still raises serious concerns, particularly for children and families. Chawaratt Chawarangkul explores the limitations of existing alternatives and the urgent need for reform. Tune in to Wednesday SEA Mobilities for the full discussion. Moderator: Rosalia Sciortino, IPSR Mahidol University and SEA Junction

Facing family rejection and limited work opportunities, many kathoey migrate to tourist cities in search of survival and dignity. Professor Paul Statham’s presentation uncovers how these subcultural spaces offer both hardship and possibility. This session provides an intimate look at the strategies kathoey use to carve out sustainable, non-heteronormative lives. Moderator: Pattraporn Chuenglertsiri, IPSR, Mahidol University

Explore how Thailand is becoming a key destination for a new wave of Chinese migrants, from investors and students to lifestyle seekers, as revealed in the latest Wednesday SEA Mobilities seminar.

Discover how COVID-19 reshaped migrant workers’ lives and border movements in Thailand in the first session of the new Wednesday SEA Mobilities series, featuring insights from researcher Sirada Khemanitthathai. Moderator: Pattraporn Chuenglertsiri, IPSR, Mahidol University

Migrant workers and the Covid pandemic, repatriation is part of an ongoing 2020-2021 series: “Migration, Logistics and Unequal Citizens in Contemporary Global Context.” The main objective of the webinar will be to join with workers, researchers, activists, policymakers, civil society organizations, journalists and GHI participants to highlight and address the urgency of ASEAN migrant worker justice in Asia under the Covid-19 crisis.