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Rural parents with urban children: social and economic implications of migration on the rural elderly in Thailand
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2005This study aimes to explore the circumstances in Thailand under which the migration of rural adult children to urban areas takes place, with attention to how parents and their situation influence these decisions, and the consequences for the social and economic well-being of parents who remain behind in the rural areas after the children leave.DocumentChildren of international migrants in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines: a review of evidence and policies
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2005This paper looks at problems and opportunities faced by three groups of children affected by international migration:children left behind by international labour migrants from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailandchildren of Thai nationals in Japanchildren brought along by irregular migrants in Malaysia and Thailand.Main findings include:migration of parents imprDocumentSustaining East Asia’s economic dynamism: how aid worked
Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, 2004This paper examines the role of foreign aid or development assistance in helping to sustain East Asia’s economic dynamism.DocumentHome-based workers: neglected by policy-makers and labour organisers?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Homeworkers are a flexible and cheap labour force and almost 80 percent of them are female. They are ‘invisible’ in the regular labour market and their interests and priorities are not at the forefront of political or labour organisations. It is difficult for them to demand higher wages, job security or improved working conditions.DocumentDreams & desires: sexual and reproductive health experiences of HIV positive women
International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2004This publication from the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) explores the specific sexual and reproductive health issues facing HIV positive women.DocumentSchool networking: lessons learned (Volume 2)
UNESCO Bangkok ICT in Education, 2004This publication synthesises and analyses the experiences of five Asian countries in networking schools, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.DocumentSchoolNet Toolkit
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2004This toolkit is designed to help education planners and practitioners integrate information and communication technologies (ICTs) into education systems. It is meant to be a practical resource about ICTs in education, and more specifically about setting up and operating schoolnet programmes and projects.DocumentTowards a US-Indonesia free trade agreement
Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, 2004This paper examines current trade relations and issues between the US and Indonesia and attempts to assess the possible effects of a free trade agreement between the two countries.DocumentCracking down on the HIV/AIDS crisis: can global targets work?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Globally, 40 million people live with HIV/AIDS; 5 million people were infected with HIV in 2001. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6 to halt and reverse the spread of the disease is critical to other aspects of human development. However, this goal must consider how the disease develops in different regional and national contexts.DocumentDrug use and HIV vulnerability policy research study in Asia
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2000This study, from UNAIDS, explores how national drug control and public health policies could facilitate or prevent the implementation of interventions to reduce HIV transmission among injecting drug users (IDUs). The study looks specifically at China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.Pages
