Migrant Situation report in Thailand on Covid-19 response

Reporting period: up to 26 March 2020

Prepared by Migrant Working Group Thailand ([email protected]) or
https://mwgthailand.org/th/about or Facebook page: Migrant Working Group

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23 March 2020

Migrant Working Group (MWG) Cordial Invitation to Press Conference Rating Migration Policy under Gen. Prayut’s Leadership: Boon or Bane? UNTAPPED POWER: MIGRATION REDEFINED, WORKERS REUNITED International Migrants Day 2019 Wednesday, 18 December 2019 10:30 AM – 01:00 PM at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT), Maneeya Building, Chit Lom

Some highlights of the event:

“Current migration situation and the administration of foreign workers and dependents in 2019” by Mr. Adisorn Kerdmongkhol, Migrant Working Group

Panel Discussion and Launch of the Report “Jobs in SEZs: Migrant Garment Factory Workers in the Mekong Region”