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dc.contributor.convenorProf Fethi Mansouri
dc.contributor.authorDownman, Scott
dc.contributor.editorProf Fethi Mansouri
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:02:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:02:21Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-07-09T07:49:53Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/31844
dc.description.abstractRural communities in northern Thailand have been decimated in recent years as a direct consequence of labour migration. This migration has placed unprecedented pressure on the traditional social and cultural values within tribal communities in Thailand's north. These changes have meant the most vulnerable members of these communities - children and the elderly - are facing dilemmas and challenges unimaginable a decade ago. Among the issues to emerge as a result of labour migration are: homelessness among the elderly, changes to traditional forms of aged care, and grandparent and extended family guardianship of children. Increasing numbers of child-headed households in villages (because parents have moved to cities in search of work) have resulted in an escalation of youth-based violence and has local authorities seeking urgent solutions to address the social and cultural vacuum created by labour migration. This research focuses on the impacts work migration has on 'sending communities' by providing case studies from three villages in Thailand's Nan Province. The paper will argue temporary work migration either within nations, or internationally, has destructive repercussions for sending communities. It will be argued that this type of migration in Thailand is instrumental in eroding ethnic pride and a loss of indigenous culture and language literacy. The research was collected during fieldwork in Thailand during the past three years, two of which were spent as a full-time community development worker in an Ausaid-funded project aimed at building the capacity of tribal youth leaders.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCentre for Citizenship and Globalisation
dc.publisher.placeDeakin University, Melbourne
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameInternational Conference on Migration, Citizenship and Intercultural Relations
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleProceedings from the International Conference on Migration, Citizenship and Intercultural Relations 2009
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2009-11-19
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2009-11-20
dc.relation.ispartoflocationDeakin University, Melbourne, Australia
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchRace and Ethnic Relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160803
dc.titleThe Forgotten Family: Labour Migration and the Collapse of Traditional Values in Thailand’s Tribal Communities
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE2 - Conferences (Non Refereed)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDownman, Scott A.


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