Thailand

• List pull factors to Thailand?

  • Job opportunities - fishing, seafood processing, farming, factory work, construction and domestic services
  • Lack of strict migration policies
  • Has a minimum wag of 300baht per day
  • Only one border between Thailand and Myanmar - easier to acess and less expensive
• List push factors from Myanmar?

  • Almost 1/3 of Myanmar's population lives below the poverty line
  • Lack of job opportunities
  • Natural disasters
  • More violence - related to religion, ethnicity and more
• Describe the location of Myanmar?

  • Mainland South-east Asia
  • Borders Thailand, China and Bangladesh
• Describe the economic state of Myanmar?

  • Population of 54.5 million (mid 2024)
  • Average GDP of $1102
  • Low income country
  • Over 1.9 million emigrants have migrated to Thailand from Myanmar to Thailand (predicted total)
• Describe the location of Thailand?

  • Located in South-east Asia
  • Borders Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos
  • Bangkok as capital city
• Describe the economic state of Thailand?

  • Minimum daily wage of 300baht (£7)
  • Population of 71.7 million (2022)
  • Holds between 2.5 and 3 million foreign workers (mostly low skilled)
  • Developing country