Education Policy for Migrant Children in Thailand and How It Really Happens; A Case Study of Ranong Province, Thailand

Tuangratananon, Titiporn; Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong; Julchoo, Sataporn; Sinam, Pigunkaew; Putthasri, Weerasak

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“…Both Thai and non-Thai children will be able receive an education up to the secondary level. Previous studies have focused on the quality and accessibility of education (Petchot, 2014;Tuangratananon et al, 2019), but a possible overcrowding from larger numbers of non-Thai children needs to be considered.…”

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Migration and sustainable development in Thailand

Bhula-or

2020

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Purpose Previous studies have focused on migration and development from an economic perspective. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate sustainable migration and development in an integrative manner, including economic, social and environmental perspectives linking theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach A framework of migration and sustainable development was developed in a structured and integrative manner, and the shift in migration and development patterns in Thailand was examined from an empirical and theoretical standpoint. Findings Migration contributes to Thailand’s economy in many ways. Migrant workers help to grow the economy, especially in labor-intensive sectors. This helps reduced income inequalities at the household level through remittances. Climate change will enhance migration, especially from neighboring countries and within Thailand itself, thus helping to reduce poverty and income inequality. Possible economic gains from migration, as well as circulating workers and international retirement migrants are highlighted. Research limitations/implications Only studies published in English or Thai were included, which may have resulted in the omission of some research. A need for rethinking policy design and implementation as a source of sustainable development is required. Originality/value Despite the recent influences of political and environmental changes, there has previously been no analysis of migration and sustainable development in Thailand in a structured and integrative manner as in this study. The impact of migration on the diffusion of new technology and brain drain issues was also addressed.

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Migration and sustainable development in Thailand

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2020

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“…Thailand does not provide citizenship to children born in Thailand of migrant parents, but the country's policies to provide elementary education and low-cost healthcare coverage to migrant children may also incentivize birth registration. According to a 2005 cabinet resolution, all "non-Thai" children in Thailand can receive education in grades 1-9 at Thai public schools [16]. While according to policy, migrant children should be able to receive free education at Thai public schools without providing proof of identity, a study from another Thai province reports teachers requesting PLOS ONE identification documents [16].…”

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“…According to a 2005 cabinet resolution, all "non-Thai" children in Thailand can receive education in grades 1-9 at Thai public schools [16]. While according to policy, migrant children should be able to receive free education at Thai public schools without providing proof of identity, a study from another Thai province reports teachers requesting PLOS ONE identification documents [16]. This requires some discussion, as women's perception related to access to services such as education and health services, may not only reflect Thai or Myanmar policy, but also local practices that can constrain access.…”

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“…Our participants believed that a birth certificate was necessary to register a child in school and thus it is possible that administrative barriers on the ground and the associated request for documentation create real difficulties for migrants. Low cost basic healthcare coverage can be purchased for migrant children who are dependents of migrant workers through the MHIS with yearly cost of 11 USD for children under 7 years old [16]. Migrant infants who have obtained a birth certificate can also be registered for MHIS coverage.…”

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Choosing where to give birth: Factors influencing migrant women’s decision making in two regions of Thailand

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Background Choosing where to give birth can be a matter of life and death for both mother and child. Migrants, registered or unregistered, may face different choices and challenges than nonmigrants. Despite this, previous research on the factors migrant women consider when deciding where to give birth is very limited. This paper addresses this gap by examining women's decision making in a respective border and urban locale in Thailand. Methods We held focus group discussions [13] with 72 non-Thai pregnant migrant women at nongovernment clinics in a rural border area and at two hospitals in Chiang Mai, a large city in Northern Thailand in 2018. We asked women where they will go to give birth and to explain the factors that influenced their decision. Results Women identified getting the relevant documentation necessary to register their child's birth, safe birth and medical advice/quality care, as the top three factors that influenced their care seeking decision making. Language of service, free or low cost care, language of services, proximity to home, and limited alternate options for care were also identified as important considerations. Conclusion Understanding factors that migrant women value when choosing where to deliver can help health care providers to create services that are responsive to migrants' preferences and encourage provision of relevant information which may influence patient decision making.

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“…As explained in earlier chapters, due to the increasing numbers of documented migrants in Thailand, many labour migrants possess health insurance due to their legal status. Yet in addition, the Thai health system has in recent years adopted a liberal approach to healthcare provision, even allowing undocumented migrants and their defendants health treatment (Tangcharoensathien et al 2017;Tuangratananon et al 2019). Thailand is often lauded as one of the world's leaders in how they provide health services to its migrant workforce (Upneja 2016).…”

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Safe migration and the politics of brokered safety in Southeast Asia

Molland¹

2021

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The book investigates how the United Nations, governments, and aid agencies mobilise and instrumentalise migration policies and programmes through a discourse of safe migration.Since the early 2000s, numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs), UN agencies, and governments have warmed to the concept of safe migration, often within a context of anti-trafficking interventions. Yet, both the policy-enthusiasm for safety, as well as how safe migration comes into being through policies and programmes remain unexplored. Based on seven years of ethnographic fieldwork in the Mekong region, this is the first book that traces the emergence of safe migration, why certain aid actors gravitate towards the concept, as well as how safe migration policies and programmes unfold through aid agencies and government bodies. The book argues that safe migration is best understood as brokered safety. Although safe migration policy interventions attempt to formalize pre-emptive and protective measures to enhance labour migrants' well-being, the book shows through vivid ethnographic details how formal migration assistance in itself depends on -and produces -informal and mediated practices.The book offers unprecedented insights into what safe migration policies look like in practice. It is an innovate contribution to contemporary theorising of contemporary forms of migration governance and will be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and human geographers working within the fields of Migration Studies, Development Studies, as well as Southeast Asian and Global Studies.

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Education Policy for Migrant Children in Thailand and How It Really Happens; A Case Study of Ranong Province, Thailand

Cited by 17 publications

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Migration and sustainable development in Thailand

Migration and sustainable development in Thailand

Choosing where to give birth: Factors influencing migrant women’s decision making in two regions of Thailand

Safe migration and the politics of brokered safety in Southeast Asia

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