LIDC Have Limited Influence Over And Restricted Response To The Global Migration System

Question 1

What is Laos’ annual economic growth?

Answer 1

2.5%

Question 2

What % of Laos work in agriculture?

Answer 2

60%

Question 3

In 2013 how many Laos born emigrants lived abroad?

Answer 3

1.29 million

Question 4

How many foreign born people live in Laos and where are the majority from?

Answer 4

20,000
Vietnam

Question 5

What issues do Laos have with their farm land?

Answer 5

Insufficient land available
Periodic droughts
Food insecurity

Question 6

What is the daily minimum wage in Thailand and Laos?

Answer 6

300 baht
80 baht

Question 7

What are Laos families main source of income?

Answer 7

Remittances

Question 8

What sort of labor is in high demand in Thailand?

Answer 8

Low skilled

Question 9

In 2013 what % of Laos’ population was under 15?

Answer 9

36%

Question 10

What are young Laos migrants vulnerable to in Thailand?

Answer 10

Forced labor
Sex exploitation

Question 11

Why have Laos’ government policies regarding migration been unsuccessful?

Answer 11

Young migrants don’t own required passports
Fined on return

Question 12

What are the three stages of Laos’ migration policy?

Answer 12

Prevention
Protection
Prosecution

Question 13

What is the 2015 ASEAN migration law?

Answer 13

Freer movement of skilled labor between ASEAN countries

Question 14

What political group are Laos and Thailand a part of?

Answer 14

Coordinated Mekong Minstrel Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT)

Question 15

What jobs do unskilled Laotions take in Thailand?

Answer 15

Construction
Agriculture
Fisheries
Factory Work

Question 16

Where did Laos sign agreements for rail links to be built between in 2012?

Answer 16

Thailand and Vietnam

Question 17

What country was a high-speed rail link built to?

Answer 17

China

Question 18

What did the Laos-Thailand Cooperation Committee build?

Answer 18

Friendship Bridge

Question 19

What environmental commission are Laos and Thailand a part of?

Answer 19

Mekong River Commission

Question 20

What environmental issues do Laos and Thailand manage?

Answer 20

Flooding and economic activities in the Mekong basin
Don Sahong hydro-power project

Question 21

Laos and Thailand is one of the largest what within the ASEAN?

Answer 21

Migration corridor

Question 22

What kind of cooperation comes from the Laos and Thailand migration corridor?

Answer 22

Political and economic cooperation in terms of trade, investment, development projects and security

Question 23

What benefits come from Laos’ bilateral relations with Vietnam?

Answer 23

Reciprocal labor migration
Vietnam involved in over 400 investment projects in Laos

Question 24

What % of Laos families live below the poverty line?

Answer 24

22%

Question 25

What are migrant remittances used for in Laos?

Answer 25

Domestic purchases
Agriculture machinery

Question 26

What is improving between Laos, Thailand and Vietnam?

Answer 26

Political stability

Question 27

What are most migrants from Laos like?

Answer 27

Low skilled
Limited education
Under 18

Question 28

What sort of labor are Laos losing to Thailand?

Answer 28

Carpenters and mechanics

Question 29

What is Laos’ largest manufacturing sector?

Answer 29

Garment industry

Question 30

What does the growth of Laos’ industry rely on?

Answer 30

Improvement of working conditions
Retention of female workers who may leave seeking higher wages in Thailand