Statistics
Recent Useful Statistics
1. Update on Nationality Verification & MoUs, Thailand (9 March 2010)
These statistics are taken from documents produced by the Administrative Committee on Irregular Migration under Ministry of Labor and are an unoficial translation to English by MAP Foundation.
| All migrants who were registered in Thailand as of 28 Feb 2010 and eligible for Nationality Verification | Number of migrants who have submitted their Intention to do Nationality Verification Form and are in the process | Migrants who have already completed Nationality Verification (Have Cerficiate of Identity (CI)/Temporary Passport (TP) and Received Work Permit | |
| Total | 1,315,932 | 924,475 | 104,518 |
| Myanmar | 1,079,991 | 756,733 | 14,059 |
| Cambodia | 124,902 | 81,601 | 41,433 |
| Lao PDR | 111,039 | 86,141 | 49,026 |
Workers who have been imported pursuant to MOU
| Country | Quota Demanded by Employers | People have actually come |
| Myanmar | 11,862 | - |
| Cambodia | 58,380 | 17,456 |
| Lao PDR | 75,229 | 10,753 |
| Total | 145,457 | 28,191 |
Number of Work Permits by Occupation (PDF 322KB)
Number of Work Permits by Provinces (PDF 523KB)
Office of Foreign Administration Department, Ministry of Labour, Thailand
adopted by MAP Foundation
3. Number of Migrant Workers in
4. Number of Migrant Workers in
5. Number of Documented Migrant Workers (Burmese, Cambodian and Laotian) in
1) Regular registration policy (Number of migrant workers)
Registered in February 2007(Period of work permit :March 2007-February 2008)
| Myanmar | 121.448 |
| Cambodia | 10,322 |
| Lao PDR | 9,519 |
Registered in June 2007(Period of work permit :July 2007-June 2008)
| Myanmar | 367,834 |
| Cambodia | 14,469 |
| Lao PDR | 12,140 |
2) MOU process
a. Came through recruitment agencies as of January 2008 (Number of migrant workers)
| Cambodia | 8,173 |
| Lao PDR | 6,374 |
b. Documented through the nationality verification scheme (Number of migrant workers)
| Cambodia | 47,982 |
| Lao PDR | 48,000 |
| *Cambodia | November 2007 |
| *Lao PDR | February 2007 |
3) Special registration scheme in the southernmost provinces
Registered in February 2006 (Period of work permit :March 2006-February 2007)
| Myanmar | 314 |
| Cambodia | 31 |
| Lao PDR | 8 |
Registered in June 2006(Period of work permit :July 2006-June 2007)
| Myanmar | 1,012 |
| Cambodia | 121 |
| Lao PDR | 17 |
Source: government statistics
For more details of Thai registration policy, see MAP Foundation
http://www.mapfoundationcm.org/news/registration_new.html