For regional initiatives to have a meaningful impact for the peoples, both ASEAN leaders and civil society need to work out exactly what this ‘partnership’ is.
Ruji Auethavornpipat, ‘Explaining the Lack of Change in Southeast Asia: The Practice of Migrant Worker Rights in the “ASEAN Migration Field” ’, International Journal of Migration and Bord
Ruji Auethavornpipat, ‘Addressing the Root Causes of Conflict-Driven Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia’, Asia Pacific Bulletin, No. 396, 12 September 2017.
Thailand’s most recent move on migrant worker policy (the Royal Ordinance on Foreign Workers Management) has been a debacle. While not a complete failure, a shift in policymaking is needed, writes Ruji Auethavornpipat.