02818nas a2200265 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000230007324501180009626000670021430000430028149000270032452014750035150001900182650200570201665000330207365000390210670000510214570000450219670000340224171000640227571000890233981000580242885600660248620260818114852.0090513s2008    th uu|m rtt   0|  a1eng d  a.b1205463x0 aNaw Aye Aye Hlaing10aGender and the use of mobile phones :ba case study of Burmese migrant workers in Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand  aPathum Thani, Thailand :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2008  a55 leaves :bill. +e1 online resource1 aThesis ;vno. GD-08-08  aThis study aims to  explore the gender differences i n using mobile phone  among Burmese  migrant  factory  workers  and  domestic  workers  in  Mae   Sot,  Tak  Province,  Thailand.  This  study  attempts  to  examine  how  the  use  of  mobile  pho ne  make  greater  differences  in  men  and   women   migrant   workers   in   accessing   employment   i nformation,   sustaining   and  expanding  social  networks  in  both  in  the  country  of   origin  and  the  county  of  destination  and  how  this  facilitates  in  accessing  information  f rom  NGOs  and  other  social  welfare  groups.  The  findings  showed that the use of mobile  phone  different  among not only male  and  female  migrants  but  also  homogeneous  female  gro ups.  The  use  of  mobile  phone also  extend their social networks and able to explore ec onomic opportunities in the host country  by  factory  migrant  workers.  Findings  also  showed  th at  migrants  long  working  hours  and  limited mobility fostered to develop a new kind of  sub culture among migrant community.  It is wider spread among factory workers compared t o domestic workers. Factory workers'  advantages  in  accessing  information  from  NGOs  and  o ther  social  welfare  groups  than  domestic  workers  open  a  lot  of  opportunities  to  acc ess  health  care  and  seek  legal  rights  assistance.  The  resulting  research  was  gathered  thr ough  in-depth  interview  and  field observation.  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the re quirements for the   degree of Master of Science in  Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2008 0aMigrant laborzThailandzTak 0aCellular telephoneszThailandzTak1 aPerera, L.A.S. Ranjith,eExamination Committee1 aDoneys, Philippe,eExamination Committee1 aKusakabe, Kyoko,eChairperson2 aAsian Institue of Technology Fellowship,eScholarship donor2 aJoint Japan/ World Bank Graduate  Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP),eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ; no. GD-08-08  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B02885