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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

Forced labour in the Thai fishing industry

Photo credit: Mahmud Rahman The Thai fishing sector has been under scrutiny in the recent years and the ILO “Ship to Shore Rights Project”…

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…

28Jan2020

How to spot fake polls

Photo credit: Canada Free Press Fact based reporting in the media and opinion–based information has become increasingly more difficult to fact check. “Fake news”…

16Dec2019

Smartphone penetration amongst migrant workers

Photo credit: Rapid Asia With expanding access to technology—primarily through the use of smartphones—disseminating and sharing information has become increasingly more efficient. This should…

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…

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…

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