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Bottom of ASEAN: Impact of rushed investment in “Last Frontier” countries- Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos on labour and migration
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mekong Migration Network
2014
This discussion paper analyses the impact of rushed investment on labour and migration in Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia and Laos. The paper argues that low wages and labour standards...
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Gendering cross-border networks in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Drawing invisible routes to Thailand
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ullah, AKM A. , Hossain, M. A
2011
This article discusses human trafficking within the GMS in relation to the strengthened inter-state economic and infrastructural connectivity, taking the life history of sex...
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East Asia’s changing urban landscape: Measuring a decade of spatial growth
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The World Bank
2015
This study attempted to provide systematic data on the scale and form of urban expansion in East Asia through empirical observation. (China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and...
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Myanmar: Negotiating nation building, a path to unity and progress
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Dapice, David
2012
There is an immense nation-building challenge facing the leadership in Myanmar. One way of fixing the current situation in Myanmar is to first establish where it is starting...
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Catalyzing healthier labour migration, working on health and development in source communities in Cambodia and destinations in Thailand
Cambodia, Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Cambodian Women for Peace and Development,Foundation for AIDS Rights,PATH
2010
A report summarising the lessons learned from a project working on working on health and development in source communities in Cambodia and destinations in Thailand between...
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(Vietnam) The 1/4/2013 time-point population change and family planning survey, major findings
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ministry of Planning and Investment, General Statistics Office
2013
A report summarising the findings of Vietnam’s 2013 population change and family planning survey. This annual survey collects information on population; population change,...
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The impacts of climate change on the Mekong delta
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Padilla, Katie
2011
A case study about climate change on the Mekong delta, with a focus on livelihoods and food security in Vietnam. The author discusses the agricultural importance of the Mekong...
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Labor migration in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, synthesis report, phase I November 2006
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Revenga, Ana, Yves-Fallavier, Pierre; Larrison, Jennica; de Paz...
2006
Migration has been occurring in the GMS for centuries, largely in an informal and unregulated fashion. The GMS Labor Migration program, launched in June 2005 by the World Bank,...
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Facilitating safe labor migration in the Greater Mekong Subregion, issues, challenges, and forward-looking interventions
Cambodia, Viet Nam, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Myanmar, China
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
IOM, Asian Development Bank
2013
This report highlights issues on labor migration in the GMS and offers recommendations toward increasing social protection for migrants, strengthening capacity and legal...