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DATABASE ON MIGRATION

The Mahidol Migration Center - Joint Research Unit (MMC-JRU) produces and collects empirical data concerning migrant workers in Thailand and regulations governing migration. This website is temporary. We store our data on the website of Mahidol Migration Center (IPSR, Mahidol University). You can access our publications and statistics on different topics here.

However, we also store a few publications here as well. You can access these below.

ရွှေ့ပြောင်းနေထိုင်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ ဒေတာဘေ့စ်

မဟီဒေါ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းနေထိုင်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ လေ့လာမှုစင်တာ - ပူးတွဲသုတေသနဌာနစိတ် (MMC-JRU) သည် ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံရှိ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းအလုပ်သမားများနှင့် သက်ဆိုင်သော အချက်အလက်များနှင့် သက်ဆိုင်ရာ မူဝါဒများကို စုစည်းဖော်ပြရန် ဤဒေတာဘေ့စ်ကို ဖန်တီးထားခြင်းဖြစ်သည်။ ထုတ်ဝေပြီးသော သုတေသနစာတမ်းများ၊ အချက်အလက်စာစောင်များနှင့် အစီရင်ခံစာများကို ဤနေရာတွင် ကြည့်ရှုနိုင်ပါသည်။

The Mahidol Migration Center
Press Release | Agricultural Policy Dialogue in Bangkok
Press Release | Agricultural Policy Dialogue in Bangkok
25/10/2023 | Press Release
The Mahidol Migration Center–Joint Research Unit, together with Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Humanities and the Migrant Working Group, hosted the Collaborative Dialogue on Agricultural Migrant Worker Policy Reform on 30 October 2023 in Bangkok. The dialogue emphasized the urgent need for a new, tailored social protection system that reflects the unique realities of the agricultural sector, which is widely recognized as the backbone of Thailand’s economy.
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Research Brief | Immigration Reform for Population Management to Address Labor Shortages in Thailand's Aging Society
Research Brief | Immigration Reform for Population Management to Address Labor Shortages in Thailand's Aging Society
22/09/2023 | Research brief
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Research Brief | Importing 200,000 People - Crisis or Opportunity?
Research Brief | Importing 200,000 People - Crisis or Opportunity?
22/09/2023 | Research brief
This research brief analyzes Thailand’s rapidly declining population and argues that the country must adopt a long-term “replacement migration” strategy—importing approximately 200,000 people per year—to prevent severe demographic and economic consequences. Overall, the brief emphasizes that a carefully managed replacement migration policy grounded in decentralization, social inclusion, and proactive planning can strengthen civil society, reduce inequality, and transform Thailand’s demographic challenge into a long-term national opportunity.
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Research Brief | Skill Migration Policies
Research Brief | Skill Migration Policies
20/09/2023 | Research Brief
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Podcast | Interview: Risk of Statelessness - Vietnamese Migrant Workers in Cambodia.
Podcast | Interview: Risk of Statelessness - Vietnamese Migrant Workers in Cambodia.
7/14/23 | Podcast
This interview discussed about risks of statelessness being faced by Vietnamese migrant workers returning from Cambodia.
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Podcast | Interview: Precarities of Vietnamese Diasporas living in Czech Republic
Podcast | Interview: Precarities of Vietnamese Diasporas living in Czech Republic
7/14/23 | Podcast
This interview discussed about precarities being faced by Vietnamese diasporas living in Czech Republic.
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Research Brief | Addressing Vulnerabilities of Migrant Workers to Human Trafficking and Exploitation in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
Research Brief | Addressing Vulnerabilities of Migrant Workers to Human Trafficking and Exploitation in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
6/7/23 | Research Brief
This research brief examines the systemic vulnerabilities faced by migrant workers across the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), highlighting how structural inequalities, reliance on low-cost labour, weak migration governance, and discriminatory practices heighten risks of exploitation and human trafficking.
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Research Brief | Durable Solutions to Protracted Displacement of Urban Refugees in Thailand
Research Brief | Durable Solutions to Protracted Displacement of Urban Refugees in Thailand
06/07/2023 | Research Brief
This research brief examines the protracted displacement of urban refugees in Thailand and evaluates the extent to which the country’s emerging National Screening Mechanism (NSM) can provide meaningful protection in the absence of a formal refugee legal framework.The study also identifies significant gaps in refugee protection, including risks of refoulement, arbitrary arrest, restricted mobility, and limited access to healthcare, education, and employment.
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Research Brief | An Assessment of the Situation of Migrant Children and the Impact of COVID-19
Research Brief | An Assessment of the Situation of Migrant Children and the Impact of COVID-19
20/04/2023 | Research Brief
This brief is written by faculty members and researchers from the Institute for Population and Social Research. The brief explores situations of migrant families and children impacted by COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand.
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Situation Report | The Situation of the Management and the Laws and Policies Concerning Migrant Workers
Situation Report | The Situation of the Management and the Laws and Policies Concerning Migrant Workers
21/04/2023 | Situation report
In courtesy of the Migrant Working Group, which published this newsletter, MMC-JRU is allowed to upload it for the purpose of increasing data accessibility and awareness for general audience.
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Infosheet | The Impacts of the Thai Government’s Migrant Worker Amnesty Program and Forced Labor Risk
Infosheet | The Impacts of the Thai Government’s Migrant Worker Amnesty Program and Forced Labor Risk
22/02/2023 | Infosheet
Please find supplementary materials, including survey questionnaire, code book, and data files, inside.
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Research Brief | International Migration to Japan under COVID-19
Research Brief | International Migration to Japan under COVID-19
14/02/2023 | Research Brief
This research brief examines how international migration to Japan was transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic, situating these changes within pre-pandemic demographic and migratory trends.
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Research Brief |The Trauma of Flight or Flight from trauma? Untangling the Relationship between War, Migration, and PTSD in an Older Vietnamese Cohort
Research Brief |The Trauma of Flight or Flight from trauma? Untangling the Relationship between War, Migration, and PTSD in an Older Vietnamese Cohort
10/02/2023 | Research Brief
This research brief examines the enduring mental health effects of war and displacement among older adults in northern and central Vietnam.Contrary to conventional assumptions, the analysis finds that displacement alone does not predict post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); rather, it is exposure to war-related casualties during displacement that has the strongest long-term psychological impact.
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Report |The Impacts of the Thai Government’s Migrant Worker Amnesty Program and Forced Labor Risk
Report |The Impacts of the Thai Government’s Migrant Worker Amnesty Program and Forced Labor Risk
27/01/2023 | Report
This report is available in English and Thai Languages.This report assesses the challenges migrant workers face in navigating Thailand’s registration system by examining four key areas: the accessibility of the registration process, the actual expenses paid, the debt incurred to cover these costs, and indicators of forced labor such as wage deductions linked to that debt. The study finds that the amnesty program introduced under the 29 December 2020 cabinet resolution has become overly complicated, forcing 93% of migrant workers to rely on brokers and pay registration fees far above government-approved rates.
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Research Brief | Back to the Mother’s Homeland for Studying: Push, Pull and Conditional Factors for Children of Foreign Women in South Korea
Research Brief | Back to the Mother’s Homeland for Studying: Push, Pull and Conditional Factors for Children of Foreign Women in South Korea
20/01/2023 | Research Brief
This research brief examines why increasing numbers of children from multicultural families in South Korea are being sent to their mother’s homeland for schooling, focusing on the experiences of foreign women married to Korean men. The study identifies key push factors such as discrimination, social marginalization, and challenges navigating Korea’s competitive education system and pull factors rooted in mothers’ strong cultural identity and desire for their children to retain their native language.
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Research Brief | Thai Women Building Their Lives in Britain: “Invisible” Gendered and Ethnic Needs?
Research Brief | Thai Women Building Their Lives in Britain: “Invisible” Gendered and Ethnic Needs?
13/01/2023 | Research Brief
This research brief explores the lived experiences of Thai marriage migrants in the United Kingdom, highlighting how many Thai women remain socially invisible and excluded from integration policies despite long-term residence or even naturalisation.The brief calls for greater recognition of the gendered and ethnic needs of Thai migrants and urges policy attention to better support their wellbeing and integration.
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Report | Agricultural Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Migrant Workers’ Labour Rights in Thailand (November 25, 2022)
Report | Agricultural Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Migrant Workers’ Labour Rights in Thailand (November 25, 2022)
10/01/2023 | Report
Please find FGD Interview transcript Inside. This situation report presents key findings from a multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on migrant workers in Thailand’s agricultural sector, highlighting how the industry’s under-regulated and precarious nature—exacerbated by COVID-19—continues to leave workers vulnerable to exploitation, debt, and lack of social protection.
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Podcast | Interviews with Lamphun Agricultural Migrant Workers
Podcast | Interviews with Lamphun Agricultural Migrant Workers
27/12/2022 | Podcast
In this podcast, agricultural migrant workers, mostly migrated from Shan state in Myanmar, talk about their experiences in Thailand. The problems with the lack of registered documents, forming labor organizations, and labor rights are discussed both in Thai and Burmese.
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Podcast | Interview with Dr. Pattraporn Chuenglertsiri and Khaing Zar Lwin for Global Parenting Initiative project at Mae Sot, Tak Province
Podcast | Interview with Dr. Pattraporn Chuenglertsiri and Khaing Zar Lwin for Global Parenting Initiative project at Mae Sot, Tak Province
25/12/2022 | Podcast
In this podcast, Dr. Pattraporn Chuenglertsiri, a lecturer from the Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR) at Mahidol University, and Khaing Zar Lwin, a Ph.D. candidate from the same institute, discuss the relationship between migration and parenting in tandem with their fieldwork experiences in Mae Sot for the project called “Parenting on the Border”.
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Photos | Capturing A Recurring Pattern of Migration Along Thai-Myanmar Border
Photos | Capturing A Recurring Pattern of Migration Along Thai-Myanmar Border
14/12/2022 | Photos
Photo exhibition of "Endless Escape: Fleeing Myanmar to Thailand" at SEA Junction in October , 2022
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Report | Migrant Workers and Their Rights To Access To Remedies During The Covid-19 Pandemic In Thailand
Report | Migrant Workers and Their Rights To Access To Remedies During The Covid-19 Pandemic In Thailand
30/08/2022 | Report
This report is published by Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF). The report is available in English and Thai languages.This report examines how Thailand’s COVID-19 response—including lockdowns, workplace closures, construction camp shutdowns, and border restrictions—disproportionately affected migrant workers, leaving many without income, adequate social protection, or access to state remedy programs.
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Report | Falling Through The Net II The Thai CSO Coalition For Ethical And Sustainable Seafood A Survey Of Basic Labour Rights Among Migrants Working In Thailand’s Fishing Sector
Report | Falling Through The Net II The Thai CSO Coalition For Ethical And Sustainable Seafood A Survey Of Basic Labour Rights Among Migrants Working In Thailand’s Fishing Sector
30/07/2022 | Report
This report is published by Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF). The report is available only in English.The report presents a comprehensive survey of basic labour rights among 475 migrant workers in Thailand’s fishing sector, revealing both progress and persistent gaps in working conditions, wage protection, and access to rights.
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Infosheet | Key Facts on Working and Employment Conditions in the Agricultural Sector in Thailand
Infosheet | Key Facts on Working and Employment Conditions in the Agricultural Sector in Thailand
22/05/2022 | Infosheet
Key Facts on working and employment conditions in the agriculture sector in Thailand: A survey of migrants working onThai sugar cane, rubber, oil palm and maize farms.
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Report | Case Studies and Guildlines for Thai Fishermen (กรณีศึกษาและแนวทางการช่วยเหลือ แรงงานประมงไทยนอกน่านน้ำ โซมาเลีย)
Report | Case Studies and Guildlines for Thai Fishermen (กรณีศึกษาและแนวทางการช่วยเหลือ แรงงานประมงไทยนอกน่านน้ำ โซมาเลีย)
27/04/2022 | Report
This report is published by Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF). The report is available only in Thai. This report presents case studies of Thai fishery workers who were taken to work on foreign vessels in Somalia and other countries, where many faced exploitation, unpaid wages, and abandonment. It highlights the legal challenges workers encounter when seeking justice abroad and documents one of Thailand’s first successful efforts to hold employer representatives accountable.
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Report | Precarity and The Pandemic: A Survey Of Wage Issues and Covid-19 Impacts Among Migrant Seafood Workers In Thailand
Report | Precarity and The Pandemic: A Survey Of Wage Issues and Covid-19 Impacts Among Migrant Seafood Workers In Thailand
11/08/2021 | Report
This report is published by Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF). The report is available only in English. This report reveals how COVID-19 exposed and intensified the vulnerabilities of migrant workers in global supply chains, especially in Thailand’s fishery and seafood sector. It documents widespread wage loss, exploitative working conditions, mobility restrictions and limited access to health protection among workers who are often employed informally, seasonally or without documentation.
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Report | Compensation For Victims of Trafficking In Persons: Laws, Policies And Practices In Thailand
Report | Compensation For Victims of Trafficking In Persons: Laws, Policies And Practices In Thailand
22/09/2019 | Report
This report is published by Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF). The report is available only in English.The report examines the laws, policies, and practices of one AMS [ ASEAN Member States ] and seeks to address some of the central questions relating to compensation for victims of trafficking in persons.Thailand has been selected as the country of focus.
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Policy Brief | Migrant Workers in the Agricultural Sector in Thailand
Policy Brief | Migrant Workers in the Agricultural Sector in Thailand
28/05/2019 | Policy brief
This policy brief examines the employment conditions of migrant workers in Thailand’s agricultural sector, drawing on interviews and a survey of 528 documented and undocumented workers from Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. The findings highlight major structural problems, including restrictive employer registration models that do not reflect migrants’ reality of working for multiple employers, widespread debt caused by recruitment and document broker fees, wage inequality, absence of weekly rest days, unsafe housing, lack of protective equipment, and limited access to health insurance and compensation funds.
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Mahidol Migration Center Joint Research Unit
Mahidol Migration Center- Joint Research Unit Institute for Population and Social Research at Mahidol University
Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Rd., Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand