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MANAGING UNSKILLED MIGRANT LABOUR: LANGUAGE DIVERSITY IN MULTICULTURAL SOUTH EAST ASIAN SOCIETIES
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies ( IF 0.673 ) Pub Date : 2019-06-30 , DOI: 10.22452/jati.vol24no1.6
Sophana Srichampa , Mirinda Burarungrot , Uniansasmita Samoh

This study examines how language diversity is managed at the individual, community, and national level, and the extent to which language diversity management impacts on local people and migrant workers in Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. The results will serve as the basis for recommendations to Thailand and other ASEAN countries. Qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews were used in this study. The findings show that Thailand provides for migrant workers and their children in terms of formal and informal education, health care services, work place regulation, and interpreter support. In Malaysia and Singapore, some NGOs and the private sector provide a few English courses and skill development options, but, unlike Thailand, no support for special programmes is provided. This study suggests that, for Thailand, the official and private sectors should consider offering “language competence compensation” to supplement public service salaries to encourage more Thais to learn other languages, particularly Burmese-Thai/Mon-Thai, so that they can be trained to be interpreters. In addition, the study suggests that curricula for migrant children that are mutually acceptable in both Thailand and Myanmar should be designed; and a “Migrant Workers Fund” should be set up for migrant well-being and development. ASEAN countries, should adopt a fair and ‘win-win’ strategy for recruiting migrant workers in both sending and receiving countries, and ASEAN should consider applying a multilingual policy bloc-wide. Keywords: unskilled migrant workers, language diversity, multicultural societies, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore

中文翻译:

管理非技术移民劳动力:东南亚多元文化社会中的语言多样性

本研究探讨了如何在个人、社区和国家层面管理语言多样性,以及语言多样性管理对泰国、马来西亚和新加坡的当地人和移民工人的影响程度。结果将作为向泰国和其他东盟国家提出建议的基础。本研究使用了定性方法,包括深入访谈。调查结果表明,泰国为移民工人及其子女提供正规和非正规教育、医疗保健服务、工作场所监管和口译支持。在马来西亚和新加坡,一些非政府组织和私营部门提供一些英语课程和技能发展选项,但与泰国不同的是,不提供对特殊项目的支持。这项研究表明,对于泰国,官方和私营部门应考虑提供“语言能力补偿”来补充公共服务的工资,以鼓励更多的泰国人学习其他语言,特别是缅泰语/孟泰语,以便他们能够接受口译培训。此外,该研究建议,应设计在泰国和缅甸双方都能接受的移民儿童课程;设立“农民工基金”,促进农民工福祉和发展。东盟国家应在派遣国和接收国招聘移民工人时采取公平和“双赢”的战略,东盟应考虑在整个集团范围内应用多语言政策。关键词:非技术移民工人、语言多样性、多元文化社会、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡 此外,该研究建议,应设计在泰国和缅甸双方都能接受的移民儿童课程;设立“农民工基金”,促进农民工福祉和发展。东盟国家应在派遣国和接收国招聘移民工人时采取公平和“双赢”的战略,东盟应考虑在整个集团范围内应用多语言政策。关键词:非技术移民工人、语言多样性、多元文化社会、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡 此外,该研究建议,应设计在泰国和缅甸双方都能接受的移民儿童课程;设立“农民工基金”,促进农民工福祉和发展。东盟国家应在派遣国和接收国招聘移民工人时采取公平和“双赢”的战略,东盟应考虑在整个集团范围内应用多语言政策。关键词:非技术移民工人、语言多样性、多元文化社会、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡 应采取公平和“双赢”的策略在输出国和接收国招聘移民工人,东盟应考虑在整个集团范围内应用多语言政策。关键词:非技术移民工人、语言多样性、多元文化社会、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡 应采取公平和“双赢”的策略在输出国和接收国招聘移民工人,东盟应考虑在整个集团范围内应用多语言政策。关键词:非技术移民工人、语言多样性、多元文化社会、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡
更新日期:2019-06-30
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