title: The commodification of international migration: findings from Thailand.
abstract: "The organisation of international contract-labour migration within Asia has been increasingly dominated by commercial agencies acting as intermediaries between workers and foreign employers. The principles underpinning the gatekeeping role of such agencies in the East Asian migration system are examined. A consideration of the international labour recruitment system in Thailand is based on survey work among agents, community leaders and recently returned migrants."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D013785:Thailand; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; International Migration; Labor Migration; Migrants; Migration; Population; Population Dynamics; Southeastern Asia; Thailand