58 datasets found

The country currently has 54 ethnic groups. Among the 54 ethnic groups, there are ethnic groups who were originally born and developed in Vietnam territory, and other ethnic...

The Thai police bureau commissioner reports that approximately 500,000 illegal aliens currently live in Thailand. Most are believed to be Burmese employed in fishing and...

An article about the plight of Thailand's migrant workers.

Information about the project Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Shrimp and Seafood Processing Areas in Thailand intended to create an industry that is free of child...

The thousands of migrant workers from Burma, Cambodia, and Laos who cross the border into Thailand each year trade near-certain poverty at home for the possibility of relative...

This report presents the results of new research into the lives and conditions facing migrant women workers in Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia. In particular, it presents the...

The Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) (GoL) seeks to transform what it considers to be a traditional, rural economy into a modernised, market-oriented system...

The Asia and Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Unabated warming could significantly undo previous achievements of economic development and...

The purpose of this Protocol is to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants, as well as to promote cooperation among States Parties to that end,...

This paper focuses on the effects of domestic and international remittances on children’s well-being. Using data from the 1992-1993 and 1997-1998 Vietnam Living Standards...

The aim of this paper is to analyze how internal labor migration facilitates shock-coping in rural economies, using the example of Vietnam. Employing highly precise satellite...

A geospatial point dataset containing all known seaports in the Greater Mekong Subregion as of 2014. It contains geospatial coordinates, name and country attributes for all 68...

This is a geospatial dataset of polygons describing administrative boundaries for the Greater Mekong Subregion. It has been trimmed to the area of interest by Open Development...

This report looks into Laos international labour migration, its economic and livelihood aspects, trends and implications. The author examines the global distribution of Laos...

This policy brief takes a preliminary look at portability of social security in ASEAN, particularly old-age, retirement, and survivor benefits. Portability of social security...

A presentation of research findings on the health status of trafficking victims and other migrants returning to Laos, based on interviews with 623 returned migrants who sought...

The draft summary of an assessment to identify push and pull factors in the migration through marriage of Cambodia women to Korean men. The study explores the processes and...

This presentation provides an update on trends in migration and policies in Asia. Data is provided on intra-ASEAN migration shares; shares of outflow of international migrant...

A presentation analysing recent trends in migration and policies in Asia. Data is provided on the outflow of migrants to Gulf countries, southeast Asian countries, and Korea....

A report summarising the results of the Laos Population Census in 2005 and comparing findings with the 1995 Census. The report provides data on population size and composition;...