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26Mar2025

Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Rights Among Most At Risk Populations to Safeguard Migrant Workers Rights

In 2022, Rapid Asia conducted the End-line Evaluation for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project…

26Mar2025

Effectiveness of Bilateral Memoranda of Understanding on Employment Cooperation with the Governments of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Myanmar

In 2022, Rapid Asia conducted the End-line Evaluation for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project…

24Mar2025

Effect of Thai Public Perception of Migrant Workers on Exploitative Labor Practices and Forced Labor

In 2022, Rapid Asia conducted the End-line Evaluation for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project…

06Feb2025

AI at a Crossroads: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future of Work

Three out of four C-suite executives believe that failing to scale AI in the next five years could put their businesses at risk of…

22Jan2025

Understanding and Preventing Intimate Partner Violence

A married Muslim woman in her late 20s ran away from her husband’s house, covered in bruises and blood. Salemon Niser was physically abused…

28Nov2024

Paternity Leave for a Progressive Workplace

At Rapid Asia, we believe in the power of ‘Walk the Talk.’ We grow as a workplace by ensuring all staff are respected, valued,…

17Sep2024

Preventing School Dropouts in Nepal and Cambodia

Education is a critical foundation for individual and societal development, yet many children in countries like Nepal and Cambodia still face significant barriers to…

24Jun2024

Navigating transformational changes and transitions

In 2023, Rapid Asia conducted research on behalf of the International Labour Organization (ILO) with support from the ILO/Japan Multi-bilateral Programme. The “Navigating transformational…

12Dec2023

Encouraging regular migration from Myanmar to Thailand

Following the economic boom between 1987 and 1996, Thailand experienced large-scale labour migration from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Lao PDR. Today, most of the migrants…

14Nov2023

Migrant women’s rights in the poultry supply chain in Thailand

With the contribution of Rapid Asia, a key milestone in the “Our Food Our Future” project is now published. This report aims to promote…

09Nov2023

Upskilling and reskilling needs in Thailand’s automotive sector

The automotive sector is the cornerstone of Thailand’s economy and plays a critical role in providing employment opportunities for a wide range of skill…