Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.
With the Kingdom of Thailand joining IOM as a member state in 1986, the organization's cooperation with the Royal Thai Government has expanded to cover all aspects of migration affecting the Kingdom and its neighbours, including labour migration, migration health, counter trafficking, emergency and post crisis, institution building, border management, security and law enforcement.
Today, IOM has a strong presence in Thailand with over 400 personnel working on more than 50 active projects in eleven locations across the country.
Bringing media closer to the realities of migrants is key to ethical migration reporting.
Winners of IOM & Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand's Migration Journalism Grant Programme had the opportunity to visit Mae Sot, Tak province and engage with frontline workers and migrants from diverse backgrounds.
Stay tuned to read what migration stories our grantees come up with #BehindEveryJourney. 🌍
This #WorldHealthDay, let's prioritize the health and wellbeing of every woman—no matter her background.
Migrant women face barriers to maternal and childcare, but every woman deserves access to quality health services.
In Chapter 11 of #TMR2024, maternal healthcare and Thailand’s progress to include migrants in Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is explored to ensure access to maternal and reproductive health for migrant women and youth.
Let’s build a healthier, more inclusive Thailand! 👉🏼 bit.ly/4gew3HpWorld Health Organization South-East Asia | UNFPA Thailand | IOM Asia Pacific
🚨 Call for application!
Are you a journalist from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia or Thailand interested in migration reporting?
👉🏼 Join IOM and DW Akademie’s 3-day training in Bangkok 🇹🇭 on navigating complex migration narratives and principles of ethical journalism to:
✏️ Tackle anti-migrant sentiment and discrimination
✏️ Combat misinformation against migrants, especially those vulnerable
Apply by April 15 at bit.ly/41VOKuM
(For Bangladeshi applicants, please apply April 8.)
🏥 Healthcare is a right for all, regardless of migration status.
To strengthen access to healthcare services for vulnerable migrants, including those in temporary shelters, IOM and the Ministry of Public Health visited the Border Health Learning Center in Tak province together with key migration health stakeholders to:
🔵 Assess current health provisions for vulnerable migrants
🔵 Outline a plan for inclusive response strategies within and beyond temporary shelters
Ministry of Public Health of Thailand
As global attention on corporate responsibility to uphold human and labour rights continues to grow, it is essential for business to incorporate Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) practices in their operations.
IOM recently co-hosted a seminar for Japanese businesses to:
✔️ Explore what business and human rights means in practice
✔️ Understand the importance of integrating human rights into corporate management
✔️ Share current trends and tools for implementing HRDD in Thailand
Learn more 👉🏼 mbhr.iom.int
Embassy of Japan in Thailand | ILO | United Nations Human Rights | UNDP | UNDP + BHR | JETRO
Were you on duty during the earthquake in Thailand?
If yes, learn about your eligible entitlements and support available under the 🇹🇭 Workmen's Compensation Fund.
Click to #StayInformed about your rights!
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သင်သည် ထိုင်းနိုင်ငံတွင် ငလျင်လှုပ်နေစဉ် အလုပ်လုပ်နေပါသလား။
အကယ်၍ လုပ်နေပါက၊ အလုပ်သမားလျော်ကြေးရန်ပုံငွေမှ ပြဋ္ဌာန်းချက်အရ သင်ရရှိနိုင်သော အကျိုးခံစားခွင့်များနှင့် ပံ့ပိုးမှုများအကြောင်းအား လေ့လာပါ။
#သင့်အခွင့်အရေးများနှင့်သက်ဆိုင်သော အချက်အလက်များ သိရှိနားလည်ရန် ကိုနှိပ်ပါ!
IOM extends its deepest condolences to those affected by the devastating earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand. Lives have been tragically lost, and many are in need of urgent support.
Together with the United Nations Country Team in Thailand, IOM stands ready to support Thailand’s disaster response and recovery efforts.
We must act now to ensure aid reaches those in need, especially migrant workers impacted by collapsed building at construction site in Bangkok and displaced families.
Help us reach people in need 👉🏼 donate.iom.intIOM - UN Migration | IOM Asia Pacific | Iori Kato | Geraldine Ansart
Working abroad for a higher income is a dream of many - but this dream can only be realized if migrants’ rights are safeguarded at every step of their journey.
Somchai, a Thai farmer, traveled to Sweden with a similar dream to work as a berry picker. However, upon arrival, he was met with harsh realities of exploitation and labour rights violations.
Read his story 🔗 bit.ly/3XypHeR
Labour migration continues to drive development in Asia. Yet, millions of migrants still face risks of exploitation.
To chart a stronger path forward for protection of migrants’ rights and corporate responsibility, IOM, European Union in Thailand and Embassy of Sweden in Thailand convened a Regional Programme Advisory Meeting in 🇹🇭 under the Migration, Business and Human Rights (MBHR) in Asia initiative.
The meeting brought together key voices from ASEAN, the private sector and civil society to reflect on progress and ways to scale impact of the programme. In 2024, IOM’s MBHR Asia has:
✅ Engaged over 200 stakeholders in policy dialogue
✅ Trained 300+ government representatives
✅ Supported 190 private sector entities in advancing ethical recruitment and responsible employment
Learn more 👉🏼 mbhr.iom.intIOM Asia Pacific | IOM Global Office Brussels | IOM Nordics
📜Employment contract
⏲️Working hours
🗓️Rest time and days off
These are some basic labour rights that all workers deserve, including migrant domestic workers!
In Chapter 5 of #TMR2024, explore the growing demand for care work in Thailand’s aging society and how migrants are playing a vital role in the industry.
We need to ensure that all workers are afforded equal rights and decent working conditions.
📖👉🏼 bit.ly/4gew3HpInternational Labour Organization
