Monthly Archives: November 2016

WORKING TOGETHER FOR IMPROVED CHILD RIGHTS PROTECTION IN THAILAND

The fight for child rights may need more working together, and small fragmented initiatives can do so much more. In Thailand, civil society organizations (CSOs) are challenged by a number of problems making sustainability a central issue among CSOs. While technical capacities and support from the government abound at their advantage, more CSOs are focused on…

ENSURING SAFETY AND SECURITY OF CAMBODIAN, BURMESE, AND LAO MIGRANTS IN THAILAND

April of this year, nearly a million migrant workers were registered at the Labour Ministry of Thailand. Among them, more than 570,000 are Burmese, about 340,000 Cambodians, and around 60,000 are Lao. This prompted the Thai government to implement stricter measures to ensure their safety, security, and welfare at all times. While policies to protect…