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Prepared by: Cici, Warin and Yin Date: Friday, 6 May 2010

Research Proposal: Impacts of Labor Migration on Local Economy of Receiving Communities – Thailand, Lao PDR and Cambodia. Prepared by: Cici, Warin and Yin Date: Friday, 6 May 2010. 1.Introduction.

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Prepared by: Cici, Warin and Yin Date: Friday, 6 May 2010

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  1. Research Proposal:Impacts of Labor Migration on Local Economy of Receiving Communities – Thailand, Lao PDR and Cambodia Prepared by: Cici, Warin and Yin Date: Friday, 6 May 2010

  2. 1.Introduction • Labor migration: is generally defined as a cross-border movement for purposes of employment in a foreign country. (IOM Definition) • Local economy: • Economy is the system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used (Cambridge Dictionary) . • GDP is one of the way of measuring the size of country’s economy. It is defined as the total market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.

  3. Thailand Land area: 513 K sq km Population: 65.3 M GDP per capita: US$2,727 Lao PDR Land area: 237 K sq km Population: 5.6 M GDP per capita: US$491 The GMS in 2005 Land area: 2.6 M sq km Population: 316 M GDP per capita: US$1,102 Cambodia Land area: 181 K sq km Population: 13.8 M GDP per capita: US$393 3

  4. Background Sources – Resource Book Migration in the GMS, Mekong Migration Network and Asian Migrant Centre, November 2005.

  5. 1.1 Rational • The economy impact of labor migration varies from country to country. Labor migration can have different effects resulting from the volume, composition, and characteristics of the migratory flows. • Migrant workers contribute 0.5% to GDP of Thailand(World Bank, 2006) • Lao PDR: is a destination country for migrants constructing major infrastructure development projects (IOM) • Cambodia: 2nd largest migrant receiving country within GMS; skilled workers such as technical and managerial personnel come with FDI (Center for ASEAN Study, 2008) • The impact of migration on countries of origin and destination is controversial • Labor migration continues to increase in GMS.

  6. 1.2 Research Questions • Q1: How much labor migration contribute positively to local economy? • White-Collar refers to employees who perform knowledge work, such as those in professional, managerial or administrative positions. • Blue-Collar Refers to employees who perform manual labor, such as in a factory.

  7. 1.3 Objectives • To identify the nature of labor migration in receiving communities; • To describe the major sectors where labor migration working for; • To measure positive contribution of labor migration on local economy of receiving communities

  8. 2. Conceptual Framework PRODUCTION LABOR EXPORT LOCAL MIGRANT D.COMSUPTION GDP Y=C+I+G+(X-M) Y-X= C+ I+G -M

  9. 4. Scope & Limitations • Scope: • Receiving Countries: Thailand, Lao PDR, and Cambodia • Labor Migration: Skilled and non-skilled labor • Sectors of employment: Fishery, Agriculture, Service, Construction, Engineering, Technology • Limitations: • Data sources accessibility • A few selected sectors of employment; • Limited sample size and sampling geographies • Time constraint: 6 months

  10. Time Management

  11. Q and A Thank you for your attention.

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