Guidelines on strategies & responses to the needs of Burmese migrant women in Thailand
By: Nang Lao Liang Won.
Contributors: Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Mekong regional consultation series
Publisher: Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chiangmai, Thailand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
Subjects: Women refugees -- Burma; Women refugees -- Thailand; Women immigrants -- Thailand; Burmese -- Employment -- Thailand; Alien labor -- Thailand
Other titles: Guidelines on strategies and responses to the needs of Burmese migrant women in Thailand; Burmese migrant women in Thailand
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Introduction; title: 1.1 What is in this handbook?; title: How to use thishandbook; title: 1.2 Principles; title: 1.3 Background; title: 1.4 Research methods andlimitations; title: Chapter 2 Problems faced by Burmese migrant women; title: 2.1 List of problems; title: 2.1.1 Language barriers; title: 2.1.2 Cultural differences; title: 2.1.3 Bad living conditions; title: 2.1.4 Working inexploitative conditions; title: 2.1.5 Inequalityinpaym ent; title: 2.1.6 Difficulty of getting news from home /Sending news home; title: 2.1.7 Health problems; title: 2.1.8 Risk of arrest; title: 2.1.9 False documentation; title: 2.1.10 Police malfeasance; title: 2.1.11 Deception and exploitation; title: 2.1.12 Debt bondage; title: 2.1.13 Violence; title: 2.1.14 Gender and sex; title: 2.1.15 Effects on their children; title: Chapter 3 Needs and strategies; title: 3.1 List of needs; title: 3.2 Considerations for organizations; title: working/networking for/with migrant women; title: 3.3 Strategies to respond to the needs of migrant women; title: Chapter 4 Responses to each need; title: 4.1 Skills training; title: 4.2 Cultural orientation; title: 4.3 Improving living conditions; title: 4.4 Safe working conditions; title: 4.5 Enforcing existing laws; title: 4.6 Communication services; title: 4.7 Responses to health problems; title: 4.8 Assisting women and children when arrested; title: 4.9 Documentation; title: 4.10 Fighting against police corruption and misconduct; title: 4.11 Protection from exploitation/deception; title: 4.12 Protection from brokers/procurers/agents/abusive employers; title: 4.13 Anti-violence; title: 4.14 Responses to gender/sex; title: 4.15 Rights of Children; title: Chapter 5 The impact of collapse of Thailand's economy; title: on migrant population; title: 5.1 Effects of economiccrisis onmigrants; title: 5.2 Effects of cabinet's repatriation policy on migrant workers; title: 5.3 Problems of repatriation; title: 5.4 Some issues highlighted by the economic crisis; title: Chapter 6 Conclusion and recommendations; title: Conclusion; title: Recommendations; title: Summary; title: Appendices; title: A. Cabinet's resolutions concerning; title: migrant workers; title: B. Documents relatedto illegal migrant workers; title: C. Example of complaint form to Labour; title: Protection Department; title: D. Areas planned for illegal labours; title: E. The Immigration Acts (Extracts); title: F. Extracts from UNGA DOC AIRES / 44 / 25 (12 December 1989); title: with Annex Convention on the Rights of Child; title: G. List of organizations working with migrant workers in Thailand; title: H. Discussion questions to assess needs; title: I. Brochures of role-model NGOs locally and regionally.