{"id":12502,"date":"2019-10-03T10:54:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T10:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=12502"},"modified":"2023-12-11T12:45:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T04:45:05","slug":"regularisation-of-migrants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=12502","title":{"rendered":"Regularisation of Migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12502\" class=\"elementor elementor-12502\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af2a0f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2a0f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Since the 1980s, large numbers of migrant workers from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Lao PDR have\u00a0<a style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=130\">migrated across porous borders<\/a>\u00a0to Thailand and contributed significantly to its economic and cultural development. Over the years, the Thai government has developed a number of systems for the regularisation of these migrants (to learn more about these processes, please refer to the Resource Hub\u00a0section below).\u00a0Attempts to meet labour demands and manage migration at the same time, have resulted in ad hoc registration policies that have been developed with little long-term vision. Restrictive conditions attached to registration also have the opposite outcome of protecting migrants.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e0f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1e0f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9622-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9622-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9622-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9622-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9622-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9622-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A border crossing between Poi Pet, Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia and Aranyaprathet, Sa Kaeo, Thailand (Photo: MMN\/ John Hulme)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5baac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5baac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MMN urges governments to enhance and strengthen efforts to facilitate safe and regular migration in order to prevent situations where immigration enforcement action becomes necessary. Regularisation policies should be developed with meaningful input from migrant workers and sufficiently reflect their needs and demands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with our focus on the theme of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=460\">arrest, detention and deportation\u00a0(ADD)<\/a>, MMN regularly monitors and conducts research on regularisation policies and their impacts on migrants. Based on migrants\u2019 input and demands, MMN advocates for governments of destination countries and countries of origin to enhance collaboration in making migration mechanisms simpler, faster, cheaper, and more accessible to migrant workers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23692f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"23692f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Initiatives\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0a971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d0a971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Initiatives<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87466b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"87466b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Research on the Mass Departure of Cambodian Migrants from Thailand in 2014<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\"><p class=\"p1\">In June 2014, a sudden spike in the arrest and deportation of migrant workers in Thailand reportedly led to over 220,000 Cambodian migrants being repatriated or leaving Thailand within just a two-week period. This proved to be one of the largest mass movements of people in Southeast Asia since the 1970s and, in the face of this unprecedented phenomenon, both governmental and non-governmental agencies were struggling to meet the needs of those who returned to Cambodia&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Learn More<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">In-depth Study on Arrest, Detention and Deportation in Thailand<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\"><p class=\"p1\">A key area of MMN\u2019s work since its founding has been to monitor and advocate for reform of the law, policy and procedures governing the arrest, detention, and deportation (ADD) of migrants. The use and misuse of these immigration powers continues to be a matter of serious concern as they negatively impact the daily lives of migrants and are at the root of various human rights violations&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Learn More<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">From our Eyes: Migrant Reflection (2010-2012)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\"><p class=\"p1\">The idea for\u00a0<em>From our Eyes: Migrant Reflection<\/em>\u00a0was born at the workshop on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?p=7009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Migration Trends and Responses in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Beyond,<\/a> held on 31 August 2010 in Chiang Mai, and co-organised by MMN, MAP Foundation, and the Asian Migrant Centre. At the workshop, two migrant worker leaders presented on the impacts of policy changes on migrant lives. Their reflections were insightful and informative, and highlighted the largely untapped value of migrant contributions to policy making.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Inspired by the presentations of the migrant leaders, MMN, in collaboration with members of the migrant community, decided to conduct this initiative to record further analyses and perspectives of migrants on changes over the past decade&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=14260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Learn More<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1414\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1414\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Research on Arrest, Detention and Deportation in the Greater Mekong Subregion<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1414\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1414\"><p class=\"p1\">As information regarding policies concerning the arrest, detention, and deportation (ADD) of migrants was scarce in the 2000s, MMN organised a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=14660\">symposium held in September 2004\u00a0<\/a> to initiate dialogue with policy makers and civil society representatives&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Learn More<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1415\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1415\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Mekong Symposium on Migration: Protecting Migrants\u2019 Rights When They Leave the Host Country<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1415\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1415\"><p class=\"p1\">This publication includes proceedings from the Mekong Symposium entitled, \u201cProtecting Migrants\u2019 Rights When They Leave the Host Country\u201d, co-organised by MMN, Action Network for Migrants (AMN), MAP Foundation, Asian Migrant Centre, and IOM on 30 September\u20132 October 2004, in Chiang Mai, Thailand&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Learn More<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569bb79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"569bb79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Migrants-Safety-at-Work_Cover-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1811px) 100vw, 1811px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=24194\" title=\"Migrants\u2019 Safety at Work in ASEAN\" rel=\"bookmark\">Migrants\u2019 Safety at Work in ASEAN<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-18240\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-165 term-121 term-108 term-166\"><article id=\"post-18240\" class=\"post-18240 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-criminalisation category-english-publications category-publications category-regularisation entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=18240\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1275\" height=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vietnam-v9-1.png\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Vietnam Report\" title=\"Vietnam Report\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vietnam-v9-1.png 1275w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vietnam-v9-1-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vietnam-v9-1-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vietnam-v9-1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Vietnam-v9-1-1187x1536.png 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=18240\" title=\"The Development of Migration Policies Concerning Vietnamese Migrant Workers in Thailand\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Development of Migration Policies Concerning Vietnamese Migrant Workers in Thailand<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-13855\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-161 term-121 term-108 term-166\"><article id=\"post-13855\" class=\"post-13855 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-contextual-analysis category-english-publications category-publications category-regularisation entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=13855\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/15thAnniversaryProceedings-212x300-1.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"15thAnniversaryProceedings-212&#215;300\" title=\"15thAnniversaryProceedings-212x300\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=13855\" title=\"Proceedings of the MMN 15th Anniversary Workshop (2018)\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proceedings of the MMN 15th Anniversary Workshop (2018)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-11773\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-121 term-108 term-166 term-160\"><article id=\"post-11773\" class=\"post-11773 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-publications category-publications category-regularisation category-roco entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11773\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Policy-Brief-MMN_for-Web-212x300-1.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Policy-Brief-MMN_for-Web-212&#215;300\" title=\"Policy-Brief-MMN_for-Web-212x300\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11773\" title=\"Policy Brief: Regulation of Recruitment Agencies in the Greater Mekong Subregion (2016)\" rel=\"bookmark\">Policy Brief: Regulation of Recruitment Agencies in the Greater Mekong Subregion (2016)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-11761\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-165 term-121 term-122 term-108 term-166\"><article id=\"post-11761\" class=\"post-11761 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-criminalisation category-english-publications category-khmer-publications category-publications category-regularisation entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11761\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1239\" height=\"1754\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/FINAL-REPORT-The-precarious-status-of-migrants-in-Thailand.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"FINAL-REPORT-The-precarious-status-of-migrants-in-Thailand\" title=\"FINAL-REPORT-The-precarious-status-of-migrants-in-Thailand\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/FINAL-REPORT-The-precarious-status-of-migrants-in-Thailand.jpg 1239w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/FINAL-REPORT-The-precarious-status-of-migrants-in-Thailand-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/FINAL-REPORT-The-precarious-status-of-migrants-in-Thailand-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/FINAL-REPORT-The-precarious-status-of-migrants-in-Thailand-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/FINAL-REPORT-The-precarious-status-of-migrants-in-Thailand-1085x1536.jpg 1085w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1239px) 100vw, 1239px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11761\" title=\"The Precarious Status of Migrants in Thailand: Reflections on the Exodus of Cambodian Migrants and Lessons Learnt (2014)\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Precarious Status of Migrants in Thailand: Reflections on the Exodus of Cambodian Migrants and Lessons Learnt (2014)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-11741\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-165 term-121 term-108 term-166 term-110\"><article id=\"post-11741\" class=\"post-11741 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-criminalisation category-english-publications category-publications category-regularisation category-thai-publications entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11741\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1124\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/No-Choice_Eng.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"No Choice_Eng\" title=\"No Choice_Eng\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/No-Choice_Eng.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/No-Choice_Eng-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/No-Choice_Eng-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/No-Choice_Eng-768x1025.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11741\" title=\"No Choice in the Matter: Migrants\u2019 Experiences of Arrest, Detention and Deportation (2013)\" rel=\"bookmark\">No Choice in the Matter: Migrants\u2019 Experiences of Arrest, Detention and Deportation (2013)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-11732\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-161 term-165 term-121 term-171 term-167 term-158 term-108 term-166 term-168 term-162\"><article id=\"post-11732\" class=\"post-11732 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-contextual-analysis category-criminalisation category-english-publications category-fishery category-labour-rights category-migrants-in-agriculture category-publications category-regularisation category-social-inclusion category-social-protection-publications-by-theme entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11732\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"861\" height=\"1239\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/final-printed-version_from-our-eyes.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"final printed version_from our eyes\" title=\"final printed version_from our eyes\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/final-printed-version_from-our-eyes.jpg 861w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/final-printed-version_from-our-eyes-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/final-printed-version_from-our-eyes-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/final-printed-version_from-our-eyes-768x1105.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 861px) 100vw, 861px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11732\" title=\"From Our Eyes: Mekong Migrant Reflection 2000\u20132012 (2012)\" rel=\"bookmark\">From Our Eyes: Mekong Migrant Reflection 2000\u20132012 (2012)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-11717\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-161 term-165 term-121 term-108 term-166 term-110\"><article id=\"post-11717\" class=\"post-11717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-contextual-analysis category-criminalisation category-english-publications category-publications category-regularisation category-thai-publications entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11717\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"218\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ADD-cover-218x300-1-218x300-1.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"ADD-cover-218&#215;300-1-218&#215;300\" title=\"ADD-cover-218x300-1-218x300\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11717\" title=\"Resource Book: Migration in the Greater Mekong Sub-region; In-depth Study: Arrest, Detention and Deportation\" rel=\"bookmark\">Resource Book: Migration in the Greater Mekong Sub-region; In-depth Study: Arrest, Detention and Deportation<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-portfolio --><\/div><!-- .lae-portfolio-wrap -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519459a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"519459a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Resources\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d77ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d77ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resource Hub<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713fd2d elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"713fd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9651-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"THAI9651\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRegularisation of Migrants in Thailand\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead an introduction of the current systems concerning the regularisation of migrants in Thailand<br><br> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13509\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8fc89e elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b8fc89e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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