Community media for migrant workers

Country

Thai-Myanmar Border

Project Description

Capacity building for community radio by training local migrant community members and representatives of community-based organisations to become radio DJs and manage broadcasts. The project provides the growing migrant community with information in their own languages on migration policy, labour rights, workers' health, women’s rights, child rights, and healthcare.

Project Partners

Migrant Assistance Program (MAP) Foundation

News from the field

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  Thai-Myanmar border: A radio for and by the migrant community

  Since the military coup in Myanmar in 2001, the number of Burmese migrants workers and refugees seeking safety and job opportunities in Thailand has surged, with cities like Mae Sot and Chiang Mai—both near the Thai-Myanmar border—becoming major destinations. However, many face exploitation, with employers and government officials benefiting from their labor while neglecting their welfare. In response, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA partnered with the MAP Foundation, a local NGO, to support the creation of MAP Radio, aiming to support Burmese migrant workers. Read below two stories of migrants who have built a community through the MAP Radio. 

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  Community radio empowering migrant workers to claim their rights

  MAP Radio is a unique and reliable media outlet dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of migrants living along the Thai-Myanmar border.

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  Broadcasting through a pandemic – MAP Radio’s information lifeline for migrant workers

  MAP Radio continues to provide essential news, information and resources to vulnerable migrant communities through COVID-19 and a military coup.

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  Broadcasting rights in the Thai-Myanmar border

  The MAP radio is a unique project, broadcasting content tailored for and by migrants and refugees in their respective languages along the Thai-Myanmar Border. Responding to the challenging context, the radio focuses on engaging with the community, addressing migration systems, migrant rights, and providing updated information on the situation in Myanmar.

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  MAP Radio – a voice for migrant workers in Thailand

  MAP Radio is a voice for Burmese migrant workers in Thailand providing information on labour rights in their mother tongue via community radio stations.

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  MAP Radio – A lifeline for migrant workers in Thailand

  MAP Radio is a voice for Burmese migrant workers in Thailand providing information on labour rights in their mother tongue via community radio stations.