Industrial zones in Burma and Burmese labour in Thailand
Asie ; Asie du Sud-Est ; Birmanie ; Développement ; Espace transfrontalier ; Migration de travail ; Thaïlande ; Zone industrielle
Asia ; Burma ; Development ; Industrial estate ; Labour migration ; South-Eastern Asia ; Thailand ; Trans-border area
Industrial zones are established in Burma by the military regime. However unemployed Burmese workforce (11% of the total workforce) migrates illegally to Thailand in search of jobs. More than two million Burmese workers are now employed in Thailand
. China became a top trading partner, far surpassing Thailand and India. At the strategic level, China intends to acquire access to the Indian Ocean. This strategy is dependent on heavy migration of Chinese, especially to the North and the city of Mandalay