{"id":466,"date":"2018-10-28T13:05:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=466"},"modified":"2023-12-11T12:47:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T04:47:14","slug":"labour-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=466","title":{"rendered":"Labour Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"466\" class=\"elementor elementor-466\" 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-c4f5b29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4f5b29\" 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 class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column 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elementor-element-0701a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0701a14\" 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=\"Overview\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb52e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb52e7f\" 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\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965640d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"965640d\" 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>Despite the presence of national labour laws, labour standards in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) remain lax. When taking into account their types of work and migration statuses, migrant workers continue to be at particularly elevated risk of mistreatment and abusive practices. The experiences of migrant workers show that they do not consistently enjoy the same rights and access to entitlements as nationals of destination countries would. When violations take place, migrants have little recourse to justice, either while they are abroad or once they return home.<\/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-aca600d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aca600d\" 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\/THAI0370-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI0370-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI0370-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI0370-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI0370-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI0370-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 worker at a factory in Yangon, Myanmar (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-693159c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"693159c\" 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>MMN believes that all workers deserve decent work, a living wage, and equal rights and access to benefits, regardless of their nationality, race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To realise this vision, MMN\u2019s previous research has looked extensively into national labour rights laws and regulations in the GMS, as well as the experiences of workers (including migrants) across different employment sectors. Based on these findings, MMN brings attention to existing gaps in laws and policies and advocates with governments of destination countries and countries of origin, employers, investors, and other relevant stakeholders to improve and enforce rights-respecting measures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For a more in-depth understanding of working conditions in specific employment sectors, please refer to the webpages on <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=474\">Migrants in Agriculture<\/a>, <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13625\">Migrants in Fishery<\/a> and <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=468\">Special Economic Zones<\/a>.<\/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-832639e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"832639e\" 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-8eb394c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eb394c\" 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-e5a713d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e5a713d\" 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-2401\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2401\" 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\">Migrants in Thailand's Agriculture Sector<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2401\"><p class=\"p1\">As part of our mandate, MMN regularly facilitates discussion amongst our member organisations and partners to identify issues of concern currently facing migrant workers and their families. In particular, we seek to focus on issues that, for whatever reason, may have been overlooked, under-researched or are otherwise in need of greater outreach and advocacy. The exploitation of migrants employed in Thailand\u2019s large agricultural sector is such an issue.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">While MMN\u2019s previous work has touched upon some of the problems faced by migrants in this sector, including low pay, lack of legal protection, and lax occupational health and safety, MMN members agreed that a more targeted investigation was necessary to better understand the needs of migrants in agriculture and identify appropriate responses&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13333\" 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-2402\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2402\" 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 SEZs and the Garment Industry<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2402\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2402\"><p class=\"p1\">Special economic zone (SEZ) development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has been expanding in recent years. Designed to capture foreign investment and accelerate regional economic integration, three SEZs were being established in Myanmar at the time of writing, along with roughly 30 in Cambodia, 10 in Thailand, and over 30 in other GMS countries.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13356\" 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-2403\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2403\" 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\">Bottom of ASEAN: Advocacy on Impact of Rushed Investment in \u201cLast Frontier\u201d countries\u2013Burma\/ Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos on Labour and Migration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2403\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2403\"><p class=\"p1\">Beginning in 2012, MMN\u2019s Bottom of ASEAN project investigated the situation of workers in Burma\/Myanmar, Cambodia, and Lao PDR, as \u2018last frontier economies\u2019 in the region. Poor labour standards and extremely low wages cause many workers from these developing economies to migrate to neighbouring countries. Once they migrate, they frequently suffer further exploitation and discrimination which is often justified by policy-makers and the business sectors as \u201cbetter than the situation in the countries of origin\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13522\" 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-2404\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2404\" 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\">Restricted Rights: Migrant Workers in Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia (2012)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2404\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2404\"><p class=\"p1\">Restricted Rights is a report commissioned by UK-based NGO War on Want, and presents the findings from a series of in-depth interviews with migrant women employed in the garment and electronic industry supply chains in three ASEAN countries. Research was carried out by the Asian Migrant Centre, in collaboration with the MAP Foundation, Legal Support for Children and Women, Workers\u2019 Hub for Change, Burma Campaign\u2013Malaysia and the Mekong Migration Network&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11720\" 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-2405\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2405\" 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-2405\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2405\"><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-2406\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2406\" 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 Vocabulary on Labour Migration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2406\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2406\"><p class=\"p1\">Despite migrant workers being the backbone of economic and social development in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), they are denied many essential rights, benefits, and labour protections. In order to formulate coherent responses, collaboration across borders and sectors, including with workers, is crucial. This has been hindered at times by a lack of common understanding of the issues and relevant terminologies among state and non-state actors, due to both language barriers and differing perspectives on migration issues.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=13541\" 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-af72038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af72038\" 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=\"Publications\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59823a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59823a2\" 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height=\"1754\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bottom-of-ASEAN-Discussion-paper-final.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bottom of ASEAN &#8211; Discussion paper-final\" title=\"Bottom of ASEAN - Discussion paper-final\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bottom-of-ASEAN-Discussion-paper-final.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bottom-of-ASEAN-Discussion-paper-final-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bottom-of-ASEAN-Discussion-paper-final-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bottom-of-ASEAN-Discussion-paper-final-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bottom-of-ASEAN-Discussion-paper-final-1086x1536.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11750\" title=\"Bottom of ASEAN: Impact of Rushed Investment in \u201cLast Frontier\u201d Countries \u2013 Burma\/Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos on Labour and Migration (2014)\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bottom of ASEAN: Impact of Rushed Investment in \u201cLast Frontier\u201d Countries \u2013 Burma\/Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos on Labour and Migration (2014)<\/a><\/h3><\/div><\/div><!-- .lae-image-info --><\/div><\/article><!-- .hentry --><\/div><div data-id=\"id-11735\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-161 term-121 term-167 term-108 term-169\"><article id=\"post-11735\" class=\"post-11735 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-contextual-analysis category-english-publications category-labour-rights category-publications category-sez entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11735\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1142\" height=\"1534\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/finalised-BEZ-pdf-file.jpg\" class=\"lae-image skip-lazy no-lazyload exclude-me a3-notlazy attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"finalised BEZ pdf file\" title=\"finalised BEZ pdf file\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/finalised-BEZ-pdf-file.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/finalised-BEZ-pdf-file-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/finalised-BEZ-pdf-file-762x1024.jpg 762w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/finalised-BEZ-pdf-file-768x1032.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lae-image-info\"><div class=\"lae-entry-info\"><h3 class=\"lae-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11735\" title=\"Resource Book: Migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion;  In-depth Study: Border Economic Zones and Migration (2012)\" rel=\"bookmark\">Resource Book: Migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion;  In-depth Study: Border Economic Zones and Migration (2012)<\/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-11720\" class=\"lae-grid-item lae-portfolio-item  term-118 term-121 term-122 term-167 term-108\"><article id=\"post-11720\" class=\"post-11720 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-burmese-publications category-english-publications category-khmer-publications category-labour-rights category-publications entry has-media\"><div class=\"lae-project-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=11720\"\u030c\u030c><img width=\"1240\" height=\"1753\" src=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/WOW-Migration-Report.jpg\" 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