title: Labour migration and policy formation in a newly industrialized country:  a case study of illegal Thai workers in Singapore.
abstract: "Towards the end of 1988, the Singapore Government began to express concern about over-reliance of the economy on foreign workers and later about the presence of large numbers of illegal workers. This article examines the policies and legislation introduced to change these situations, and examines in detail the repatriation of 10,000 unauthorized Thai immigrants.  In addition to economic policy and practice, the social and political aspects of migration and labour utilization are considered, as are the implications for international relations."
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gunasekaran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siengthai
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D007391:International Cooperation; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012846:Singapore; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Foreigners; Illegal Migrants; International Cooperation; Labor Migration; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy; Nationality; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Singapore; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Southeastern Asia