Transcript Thailand, Lao PDR and Cambodia

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
• Labor migration: is generally defined as a crossborder 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.
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
Cambodia
Land area: 181 K sq km
Population: 316 M
Population: 13.8 M
GDP per capita: US$1,102
GDP per capita: US$393
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Background
Data
No. of Migrant, as of
2004
(Top 3 Countries
Origin)
Thailand
Lao PDR
Cambodia
Burma
(921,492)
China
(80,000)
Vietnam
(150,000+)
Cambodia
(183,541)
Vietnam
(15,000)
China
(n/a)
4.6
(1998)
2.8 / 2.5
(1998/2000)
Lao PDR
(179,887)
Unemployment rate
(%)
4.5 / 2.2
(1998/2003)
Sources – Resource Book Migration in the GMS,
Mekong Migration Network and Asian Migrant Centre, November 2005.
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.
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.
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
2. Conceptual Framework
PRODUCTION
LABOR
EXPORT
LOCAL
MIGRANT
D.COMSUPTION
Y=C+I+G+(X-M)
Y-X= C+ I+G -M
GDP
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:
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Data sources accessibility
A few selected sectors of employment;
Limited sample size and sampling geographies
Time constraint: 6 months
Time Management
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Q and A
Thank you for your attention.