{"id":468,"date":"2018-10-28T13:06:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T13:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=468"},"modified":"2023-12-11T14:03:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T06:03:27","slug":"special-economic-zones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=468","title":{"rendered":"Special Economic Zones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"468\" class=\"elementor elementor-468\" 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-09d6d05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09d6d05\" 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 elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eea6e98 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"eea6e98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-476fff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"476fff4\" 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\">Special Economic Zones<\/h2>\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-3779173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3779173\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Overview\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Initiatives\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Related Initiatives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Publications\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Publications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3ee5b0\" data-id=\"b3ee5b0\" 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-473c7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"473c7f1\" 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-b62d068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b62d068\" 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-b90a809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b90a809\" 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>Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are spatially regulated areas wherein special administrative rules apply to create liberalised markets attractive to investment. In addition to tax reductions, these rules often involve the weakening of social, environmental, and labour protections. While SEZs across the Mekong are increasing employment opportunities and boosting investment figures, labour rights violations have been documented, including restrictions on freedom of assembly, association and expression, harassment, and degraded occupational health and safety standards.<\/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-4cb0784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cb0784\" 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\/THAI9470-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16951\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9470-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9470-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9470-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9470-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/THAI9470-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\">Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (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-48d1fb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48d1fb1\" 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 urges governments, investors, and regional development bodies to better protect workers\u2019 rights in SEZs by monitoring working conditions; providing appropriate living wages, health insurance, and occupational health and safety measures; upholding workers\u2019 rights to organise and access trade unions; providing training to upgrade workers\u2019 skills; and facilitating the integration of migrant workers into local communities.<\/p><p>MMN has been studying the impact of SEZ development and rushed investment on labour and mobility since 2008, in light of changing migration trajectories as a result of anticipated job opportunities in SEZs, as well as the dependence of SEZ operations on cross-border migrant workers in border regions. MMN\u2019s projects strive to document the lived experiences of migrants and their families, build the capacity of project partners to conduct research, and translate research findings into recommendations that advocate for the protection and promotion of the rights of migrants within these spaces.<\/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-f795338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f795338\" 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-aafafa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aafafa2\" 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-e4a3697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e4a3697\" 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-2391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2391\" 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-2391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2391\"><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&#8230;<\/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-2392\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2392\" 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 Border Economic Zones and Migration<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2392\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2392\"><p class=\"p1\">In July 2008, MMN organised a workshop entitled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=14620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Migrants, Migration and Development<\/a>, during which issues relating to border economic zones (BEZs) and migration were brought up. Subsequently, at the MMN General Conference, members decided to carry out collaborative research on the impact BEZs were having on migration and the lives of migrants&#8230;<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?page_id=14224\" 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-edda294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"edda294\" 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-261b3ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"261b3ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Policy-Brief-Mekong2-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Policy-Brief-Mekong2-1187x1536.jpg 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=12854\" title=\"Policy Briefs of Jobs in SEZs: Migrant Garment Factory Workers in the Mekong Region (2019)\" rel=\"bookmark\">Policy Briefs of Jobs in SEZs: Migrant Garment Factory Workers in the Mekong Region (2019)<\/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><!-- .lae-portfolio --><\/div><!-- .lae-portfolio-wrap -->\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Economic Zones Overview Related Initiatives Publications Overview Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are spatially regulated areas wherein special administrative rules apply to create liberalised markets 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