{"id":18754,"date":"2021-01-13T19:57:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T11:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=18754"},"modified":"2021-03-30T19:47:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:47:45","slug":"panel-discussion-on-protecting-migrants-rights-amid-the-pandemic-downturn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=18754","title":{"rendered":"Panel Discussion on Protecting Migrants&#8217; Rights amid the Pandemic Downturn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18754\" class=\"elementor elementor-18754\" 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-aebd09c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aebd09c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2c3312\" data-id=\"f2c3312\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df05fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5df05fe\" 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\">Panel Discussion on Protecting Migrants' Rights amid the Pandemic Downturn<br><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9de4cbd\" data-id=\"9de4cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef30cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fef30cc\" 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>On 15 December 2020, the Mekong Migration Network (MMN) organised a panel discussion at the Foreign Correspondents\u2019 Club Thailand. The multi-stakeholder panel included a representative from the Ministry of Labour of Thailand, civil society representatives from Thailand and Cambodia, and a migrant worker from Myanmar.<\/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-97eebe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97eebe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MMN_FCCT-2-768x576.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-18567\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MMN_FCCT-2-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MMN_FCCT-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/MMN_FCCT-2.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-b3ef102 elementor-testimonial--align-left elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"b3ef102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"136 other workers and I, we were forced to quit our jobs because we were planning to file a complaint about the minimum wage, working hours, and the 3 percent deduction from our salary as 'fees for the police', as it was explained by our employer. Employer also kept our bank books and we did not have day offs. . . \nIt was very difficult to find a new job during Covid period. The employer also blacklisted us by sending our names to other factories, because the employer claimed that we protested against the factory. . . we are more and debt, and we have to work whatever job available for our survival\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Su Myat Hlaing<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Migrant worker from Myanmar currently in Thailand<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThai authorities are ready to coordinate with countries of origin to support migrant workers. However, due to the Covid-19 situation, borders have to stay closed and we are not able to move forward.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Tanadej Panyawiwattanakorn<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\"> Labour Specialist from the Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour of Thailand<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"For effective policies to be implemented, policy makers need to better understand needs of migrants, and strive to make policies that are more cohesive. . . without the cohesion of policies, from immigration, labour, to family-related matter to health issues, it is very, very difficult to tackle the pandemic\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Reiko Harima<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">MMN Regional Coordinator<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"From our experience of the pandemic so far, the Cambodian government does not have very clear plans as to how they should respond to assist its migrant population.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Sokchar Mom<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Executive Director of Legal Support for Children and Women, Cambodia<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The current lack of policy cohesion, lack of integration of policies, social exclusion, and absence of effective information dissemination mechanisms. . . have existed for decades, but the impact has been exacerbated during the COVID-19 crisis\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Brahm Press<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Executive Director of MAP Foundation<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cMigrant workers have long been fabric of the society, but have been treated as temporary labourers\u201d\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Pranom Somwong <\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Protection International 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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><em>The program of the panel discussion is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?p=18566\">here<\/a><\/em><\/p><p><em>More content details of the panel discussion are included in <\/em><em>MMN press release following the event <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?p=18605\">here<\/a> <br \/><\/em><\/p><p><i>The full video of the panel discussion is available <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?p=18566\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><\/p><p><i>The digest version of the video will soon be available on our website.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5193904 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5193904\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Correspondents&#039; Club of Thailand (FCCT) on 15 December 2020\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Panel Discussion on Protecting Migrants' Rights amid the Pandemic Downturn at Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) on 15 December 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_20201215_121528-768x575.jpg\" alt=\"Q&amp;A: &quot;Do we know what impact the disruption of workforce has on major industries and on the national economy of Thailand?&quot;\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Q&amp;A: \"Do we know what impact the disruption of workforce has on major industries and on the national economy of Thailand?\"<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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