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This discussion paper analyses the impact of rushed investment on labour and migration in Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia and Laos. The paper argues that low wages and labour standards...

This article discusses human trafficking within the GMS in relation to the strengthened inter-state economic and infrastructural connectivity, taking the life history of sex...

This study attempted to provide systematic data on the scale and form of urban expansion in East Asia through empirical observation. (China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and...

There is an immense nation-building challenge facing the leadership in Myanmar. One way of fixing the current situation in Myanmar is to first establish where it is starting...

A report summarising the lessons learned from a project working on working on health and development in source communities in Cambodia and destinations in Thailand between...

A report summarising the findings of Vietnam’s 2013 population change and family planning survey. This annual survey collects information on population; population change,...

A case study about climate change on the Mekong delta, with a focus on livelihoods and food security in Vietnam. The author discusses the agricultural importance of the Mekong...

Migration has been occurring in the GMS for centuries, largely in an informal and unregulated fashion. The GMS Labor Migration program, launched in June 2005 by the World Bank,...

This report highlights issues on labor migration in the GMS and offers recommendations toward increasing social protection for migrants, strengthening capacity and legal...