{"id":13871,"date":"2019-12-20T06:15:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T06:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mekongmigration.org\/?p=13871"},"modified":"2019-12-20T06:15:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T06:15:39","slug":"mmn-press-release-mekong-migration-network-convenes-multi-stakeholder-workshop-to-discuss-migrant-agricultural-workers-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mekongmigration.org\/?p=13871","title":{"rendered":"MMN Press Release: Mekong Migration Network Convenes Multi-stakeholder Workshop to Discuss Migrant Agricultural Workers in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 19 December 2019, Mekong Migration Network (MMN),\u00a0 a network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) advocating for migrants\u2019 rights in the Mekong region, held a multi-stakeholder workshop on\u00a0Migrant Agricultural Workers in Thailand<\/i><\/b>\u00a0at the IBIS Riverside hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.\u00a0Over 40 participants, including migrant workers representatives, Thai government officials from the Ministry of Labour, Cambodian government officials,<\/b>\u00a0CSOs from Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, the International Labour Organization (U.N.) and experts attended the Workshop. MMN, who has been researching key issues affecting migrant workers since 2001, focused recent research on the agricultural industry because of the unique issues migrants face working in geographically isolated farms\/plantations and the historical exclusion of agricultural workers from Thai labour laws. MMN shared with stakeholders a preliminary draft of its report, \u201cMigrant Agricultural Workers in Thailand<\/i><\/b>,\u201d stemming from findings of three years of the network\u2019s collaborative research, and organised panels to discuss three key issues related to agricultural migrant workers: labour protection, access to social services and social protection, and occupational health and safety.<\/p>\n

During the meeting, Mr. Win Zaw Oo, an agricultural migrant worker who has worked in corn, pineapple and sugar cane plantations in Thailand over the past 17 years, explained that, \u201cWe want CSOs to mediate on behalf of workers to make employers pay the minimum wage, as well as make sure that migrants have safe and decent working and living conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

On behalf of the Ministry of Labour, Royal Thai Government, the Head of Program, Prevention and Problem Solving on Labour Protection of the Informal Labour Protection Office, Ms. Janthana Sirimaturos, responded to concerns of workers by explaining, \u201cNext year we will have a new policy to identify cases of violations so that our labour inspectors can issue improvement orders to employers. If employers do not comply, cases will be directed to the police. We also run a hotline that is currently available to all migrants regardless of their immigration status.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Cho Win Zu, a woman migrant from Myanmar who has worked in the agriculture sector in Thailand for 20 years told stakeholders she currently taps rubber in the night and\u00a0collects palm oil fruits\u00a0during the day.\u00a0She described the hardships she has faced, \u201cOnce my son got involved in an accident while helping out with work and had to go to the hospital for an operation. The employer did not pay us any compensation or medical fees. I also have to get personal protective equipment on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Nantachai Panyasurarit, Director, Social Security Contribution, Social Security Office, Ministry of\u00a0 Labour, Royal Thai Government stated, \u201cWe are committed to include all migrants in the Social Security System (SSS) of Thailand\u2026 We are working with the Department of Employment to make sure all workers are enrolled in the SSS and are registered to participate in the Workmen\u2019s Compensation Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n

MMN plans to launch its final report analysing information collected through surveys conducted with 328 agricultural migrant workers and interviews held with an additional 66 workers on 30 January 2020 at the Foreign Correspondents\u2019 Club Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok, Thailand at 10:30 a.m. The report also includes an in-depth analysis of current Thai laws and recommendations from workers and CSOs for increased outreach and awareness-raising, law reform, and enforcement of existing laws.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE MEKONG MIGRATION NETWORK\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The Mekong Migration Network (MMN) is a sub-regional network of CSOs and research institutes that has been working towards the protection and promotion of migrants\u2019 rights in the Mekong Sub-region since 2001. MMN members operate in both countries of origin and destination and have unique expertise in the field and close contact with migrant workers at a grassroots level. MMN also has regular dialogue with government stakeholders in the Mekong Sub-region. For more information about MMN, please visit our webpage at:\u00a0www.mekongmigration.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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CONTACT INFORMATION\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

For more information about the consultation meeting, please contact the following:<\/p>\n

Ms. Reiko Harima, MMN Regional Coordinator, at\u00a0reiko@mekongmigration.org<\/a>\u00a0(English or Japanese) or whatsapp +852 93692244<\/p>\n

Ms. Yanin Wongmai, MMN Project Coordinator (Thai and English) at:\u00a0yanin@mekongmigration.org<\/a>; and<\/p>\n

Ms. Thet Thet Aung, Director, Future Light Center, Myanmar (Burmese) at:\u00a0thet2aung2012@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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