EXCHANGING GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES FOR STRONGER LABOR MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

Innovation and Technological Connectivity

Mekong Institute (MI) and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) rolled out an online international course to enhance labor migration management in the Greater Mekong Subregion and beyond.

“Labor migration is critical for sustainable economic growth. It can rejuvenate the workforce, promote entrepreneurship, and create more jobs,” Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn, MI Executive Director said at the opening session. “This is why we must work together in generating innovative ideas that will further protect our workforce and ensure the optimization of opportunities for them and, in turn, our respective countries.”

Attended by 51 participants from 34 countries, the two-week sessions focus on advancing labor migration governance through exchanges of best country practices to help create an enabling environment of decent work for migrant workers.  

“It is in the sharing of experiences, expertise, and practical knowledge that we can build stronger policies that respond to the needs of our workers,” Ms. Hathaichanok Siriwattanakul, TICA’s Director of Human Resource Development Division explained. She further underscored TICA’s continued commitment to support platforms such as the training to foster a learning culture among labor migration stakeholders for more efficient and complementary services.

Considered as one of the top destination countries of migrant workers, Thailand has initiated sound efforts to promote regular and safe migration. It has also implemented measures to protect Thai migrant workers through bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements.

The international training course on “Good Practices in Improving Labor Migration Management for Promoting Decent Work” will run from December 7 to 18, 2020. Participants are representatives of governments, non-governments, and academic institutions from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and other countries such as Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Cambodia, Egypt, Gambia, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Qatar, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.  

Related News

Scroll to Top

Mrs. Guohua Liu

Director, Sustainable Energy & Environment (SEE) Department

Mrs. Liu Guohua is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Department at the Mekong Institute. Prior to this role, she worked in the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, where she played a key role in shaping and implementing China’s cooperation strategies with UN development agencies. During this time, Mrs. Liu was actively involved in advancing initiatives related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on climate change and green development. Additionally, she contributed to the evaluation of projects funded by various Chinese initiatives, such as the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, etc.

In addition to her work in the Department of International Economic Affairs, Mrs. Liu has an extensive diplomatic background. She spent 7 years in the Department of African Affairs, followed by a 4-year tenure at the Chinese Embassy in Lao PDR, where she gained deep expertise in both Southeast Asian and African affairs. These diverse experiences have played a crucial role in shaping her approach to sustainable development and international collaboration, particularly in building regional partnerships and tackling global challenges like climate change.

She holds a Master’s degree in Economics, with a specialization in Finance, from the Central University of Finance and Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, specializing in International Economics and Trade, from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.