A STUDY OF MYANMAR, LAO, AND CAMBODIAN ILLEGAL MIGRANT LABORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THAILAND

Abstract

The purposes of this study were (1) to study the Myanmar, Lao, and Cambodian illegal migrant labors and law enforcement in Thailand; (2) to study the negative impacts caused by the Myanmar, Lao, and Cambodian illegal migrant labors; and (3) to propose recommendations for solving problems caused by the Myanmar, Lao, and Cambodian illegal migrant labors. Data employed for analysis were obtained from journal articles, books, and research papers published by the government and private sector concerning the illegal migrant labors and law enforcement.
The results of the study could be concluded as follows: (1) the law enforcement with these three nationalities illegal migrant labors should be strictly enforced with emphasis on measures for importing foreign labors according to MOU with other ASEAN member countries; (2) the negative impacts caused by these three nationalities illegal migrant labors were on the economy, society, Thais’ community, human rights, environment, public health, politics, and national security; and (3) recommendations for solving problems caused by illegal migrant labors of these three nationalities were as follows: the request for cooperation from concerned international organizations; the supports for establishing the ASEAN labor union; the survey of the labor needs both inside and outside the country; the strictly use of enforcement measures on foreign migrant labors; and the integration of related laws to be more up-to-date and more appropriate for the current situations.