Description:
"This report, and the research carried out by MAP has highlighted how
migrants working in textile and garment factories in Mae Sot, Tak
Province of Thailand, are vulnerable to labour rights violations and
exploitation including being paid less than other Thai workers, having
their precious documentation confiscated, and paying too much into
health and social benefit plans that they do not know how to claim...Fluctuating migrant policies and the fact
that a migrant?s documentation status is linked
to the employer undermine migrant workers?
security and limit their liberty. Restrictions on
forming unions and collective bargaining stem
from the Thai Labour Protection Act of 1998
and the fact that the Royal Thai Government has
not yet ratified relevant ILO Conventions. All of
these factors result in extremely poor working
conditions for migrants working in the garment
industry. Labour abuses are characterized by
extremely long working hours, receiving wages
considerably below legally set minimum wages
and unfair deductions. Without legal enforcement
to protect migrants? labour rights, few see the
benefit of being registered, and so only a fraction
have proper documents.
While organizations like the MAP Foundation
and others can assist migrant workers by
providing them with knowledge on labour rights
and collective bargaining, these efforts will
always be limited. In order to provide equity and
security to migrants working in the garment and
textile industry in Mae Sot, and all occupations
throughout Thailand, fundamental changes
need to be made to labour laws, accompanied
by meaningful monitoring and enforcement.
Essentially, migrants need to be entitled to enjoy
the same rights as Thai workers under the law
and in practice..."
Source/publisher:
Clean Clothes Campaign
Date of Publication:
2014-12-00
Date of entry:
2014-12-31
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
Size:
4.48 MB