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11Dec2019

Mobile women and mobile phones Women migrant workers’ use of information and communication technologies in ASEAN

In June this year, the ILO adopted its 190th Convention, which tackles violence and harassment in the world of work. While the Convention’s focus…

14Nov2019

Can e-payments empower migrant workers?

Rapid Asia recently undertook a study on behalf of Humanity United and The Freedom Fund to evaluate the electronic payment system adopted by the…

14Nov2019

Baseline study: evaluation of the electronic payment system in the Thai fishing industry

This baseline study report was produced by Rapid Asia on behalf of Humanity United and The Freedom Fund. The study used a mixed methods…

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23May2019

Lack of compensation for human trafficking victims in Thailand

Human trafficking is a global issue where hopeful workers are deceived, often by people they trust, and end up as victims of forced labor….

22May2019

Executive summary research papers under the stopping exploitation through accessible services: SEAS of change project

In 2018 Rapid Asia carried out an assessment for Plan International looking at how migrant children in the Thai provinces of Trat and Rayong…

21Feb2019

A new way of measuring behavioural compliance for prevention programme interventions using KAP Score

A new article by our founder, Daniel Lindgren and Shawn Kelly, our consultant on “A new way of measuring behavioural compliance for prevention programme…

16Jan2019

The IOM X and Rapid Asia partnership

Since the inception of the IOM X Asia in October 2014, Rapid Asia has been a key partner for the purpose of evaluating the…

27Dec2018

Changing attitudes and behaviour towards women migrant workers in ASEAN: technical regional meeting

In 2018, Rapid Asia was one of the key note speakers at the regional meeting on changing attitudes and behaviour towards women migrant workers…

22Nov2018

The new report on compensating victims of trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia

In early 2018, Rapid Asia conducted a study on compensations for trafficking victims in Thailand and Cambodia. The project was commissioned by Liberty Asia,…

21Nov2018

Pushing for electronic payment in the Thai fishing industry

Photo: Free source Interview with Mr. Jason Judd, Chief Technical Advisor, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia, and Lao People’s Democratic…

Photo: TesfaNews, Ethiopian migrant domestic workers mark International Workers' Day in Beirut by demonstrating for basic rights

10Oct2018

One way to reduce forced labour

A study by Rapid Asia, conducted on behalf of ILO Ethiopia in 2017, estimated that 72 percent of returned migrants could be regarded as…

Baseline Survey on Labour Migration from Ethiopia to the MIddle East

10Oct2018

Baseline Survey: Improved Labour Migration Governance to Protect Migrant Workers and Combat Irregular Migration in Ethiopia Project

This baseline survey report was produced by Rapid Asia on behalf of ILO Ethiopia. Many Ethiopians migrate to the Middle East and extensive labor…

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