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05May2020

How Thailand flattened the COVID-19 curve

Photo credit: WHO Thailand reported the first cases of COVID-19 on 13 January 2020. Cases were few initially but by mid-March, the situation started…

30Apr2020

What drives attitudes towards migrant workers?

Many developing countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, are facing labor shortages due to ageing populations and low fertility rates. Employers struggle to find…

10Apr2020

Public attitudes towards migrant workers in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand

In 2019, Rapid Asia carried out a major survey on attitudes towards migrant workers in four countries (Thailand, Malaysia, Korea and Japan). The study…

03Apr2020

Recruitment fees and related costs

The “Recruitment fees and related costs” report was a major research study carried out by Rapid Asia, on behalf of ILO, in Thailand. The…

12Mar2020

Endline research findings on fishers and seafood workers in Thailand

This was an endline survey carried out by Rapid Asia on fishers and seafood workers in Thailand. The study was done on behalf of…

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

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…

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,…