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Impression et sauvegarde

Article de journal

Cambodian Migrants in Thailand: Working Conditions and Issues

Date

2011

Auteurs

John Walsh et Makararavy Ty

Résumé

The significant differences in standards of living available across the Thai-Cambodian border are influential in
encouraging large numbers of Cambodian migrants to travel for work in Thailand on a temporary or permanent
basis. Demand for labour is generally in labour-intensive industries with low value added and the low wages
provided act to depress overall earnings. This situation contributes to social tensions and means otherwise
uncompetitive work is continued which would otherwise be discontinued because of lack of profitability. Using
the findings from qualitative, in-depth interviews with 59 Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand, this paper
investigates the types of work that Cambodian migrants are undertaking in Thailand and the conditions in which
they live, which is partly determined by the type of work they undertake. Living conditions will in turn
determine to some extent the ability of workers to modify their future prospects as remittances change their
future prospects.

Journal title

Asian Social Science

Volume

7

Numéro

7

Page numbers

23-29

Éditeur

Canadian Center of Science and Education

Fichiers joints

Liens

Mots-clés

Cambodian migrant workers, Thailand, Living Condition

Secteurs économiques

General relevance - all sectors

Types de contenu

Statistics on work and life conditions

Groupes cibles

Législateurs, Sensibilisation du public, Chercheurs et ONG/groupes communautaires/réseaux de solidarité

Pertinence géographique

Regional relevance

Sphères d’activité

Travail social

Langues

Anglais