Violence Against Women
Volume 25, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 945-967

Gender Differences in Violence and Other Human Rights Abuses Among Migrant Workers on the Thailand–Myanmar Border (Article)

Meyer S.R.* , Robinson W.C. , Branchini C. , Abshir N. , Mar A.A. , Decker M.R.
  • a Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
  • b Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
  • c Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
  • d Nairobi, Kenya
  • e Social Action for Women, Mae Sot, Thailand
  • f Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

We describe human rights violations against migrant workers at the Thailand–Myanmar border, and evaluate differences by gender and industry. This mixed methods study pairs key informant interviews (n = 40) with a cross-sectional quantitative survey of migrant workers from Myanmar (n = 589) recruited via respondent-driven sampling. Key informants described significant hazards during migration, including deception, theft, and physical and sexual abuse, the latter primarily for women. Quantitative results confirmed prevalent mistreatment and abuse, with significant gender differences, most notably women’s disproportionate burden of sexual abuse. Current evidence on the nature of experiences, and significant differences by gender, can position prevention and response programming. © The Author(s) 2018.

Author Keywords

Sex work Migration Migrant worker human rights Gender violence Exploitation

Index Keywords

male sex difference female major clinical study quantitative analysis Myanmar migrant worker sampling sexual abuse Article physical abuse Deception interview human rights abuse Thailand human adult theft
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85059340298&doi=10.1177%2f1077801218805587&partnerID=40&md5=6fc2a28977d6046beb34431b8e38b509
DOI: 10.1177/1077801218805587
ISSN: 10778012
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English