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The PHAMIT Project |
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The Prevention of HIV/AIDS Among Migrant Workers in Thailand Project (PHAMIT), funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM), is a collaborative project of eight NGOs: Raks Thai Foundation (the Principal Recipient) , Center for AIDS Rights (CAR), World Vision Foundation of Thailand, PATH, Stella Maris Center, MAP Foundation, Empower (Chiang Mai), and Pattanarak Foundation. PHAMIT partners are working in over twenty provinces throughout Thailand in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health and local health providers, to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and to improve the quality of life among migrant workers, their families and sex workers. more |
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Migrants ' Vulnerability |
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Migrants in Thailand come from Myanmar,Cambodia and Laos,and work in the lowest paying and hardest jobs.Migrant workers and their families generally endure poor working and living conditions,as well as numerous rights violations.Numerous barriers limit migrants'ability to access information and health services,increasing their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and reproductive health problems,including STIs and unplanned pregnancy.more |
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Recent News |
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The plight of migrant workers  |
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| Uncertain of their rights, many are being subjected to harassment and extortion by the police, even if they are legally employed more |
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| Govt to deport 500,000 workers more |
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Border hospitals seek financial aid from government |
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| BANGKOK, Jan 31 (TNA) -- Budget constraints now faced by state hospitals operating near the Thai-Myanmar border have forced their management to seek financial assistance from Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit during a meeting scheduled to be held on Monday. more |
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Labour shortage as migrant workers quit jobs to avoid nationality ID |
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| Migrant workers in Samut Sakhon are quitting their jobs to avoid nationality identification, resulting in labour shortages in the province. more |
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Three years and counting |
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| The continuing plight of the 158 Lao Hmong held in the Nong Khai Immigration Detention Centre more |
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Long-standing problems |
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| Thailand's Burmese migrant community, estimated to number two to three million, comprises a number of ethnic groups. more |
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Cheating the system |
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Despite a new nationality verification programme, Thailand's immigrant workers still face problems trying to stay legal more |
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| Illegal Burmese migrants: caught between hiding or becoming legal | |||
| MANY OF the estimated 2 million Burmese migrants currently living in Thailand can remember the mass deportation a decade ago. more |
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PHAMIT Achievements : Five-Year review in brief January 2009 |
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Log In Database PHAMIT click |
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Labour Issues |
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| Bosses prey on Burmese migrants more | ||
| Horror life of abused foreign maids revealed | ||
| An increasing number of migrant house servants are suffering abuse from their employers including having to work slave-like hours and physical assaults, more |
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MAP on Youtube!Occupational Health and Safety more |
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Shan Migrant Workers’ Attempt to Challenge SSO Discrimination |
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| The Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand today upheld a decision of Chiangmai Administrative Court ruling the Court has no power to consider whether a circular, issued by the Social Security Office (SSO) more | ||
Updates & reports |
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| US senate report Trafficking Thai-Malay more | ||||||
Nationality verification for migrants from Burma pdf |
Sweatshop shrimp more |
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Invisible in Thailand pdf |
ILO policy guidelines migrant more |
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Registration 2007 by occupation more |
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Migrants economic contribution pdf |
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Report - Poll Thai attitudes on migrants more |
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ILO report on formal and informal cross-border recruitment pdf |
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Privention of HIV/AIDS Among Migrant Workers in Thailand (PHAMIT) |