03910nas a2200457 a 4500 20260818114852.0 090513s2008 th uu|m rtt 0| a1eng d .b1205463x AIT Thesis no.GD-08-08 Naw Aye Aye Hlaing Gender and the use of mobile phones : a case study of Burmese migrant workers in Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand Pathum Thani, Thailand : Asian Institute of Technology, 2008 55 leaves : ill. + 1 online resource Thesis ; no. GD-08-08 This 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. A 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 Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2008 Migrant labor Thailand Tak Cellular telephones Thailand Tak Perera, L.A.S. Ranjith, Examination Committee Doneys, Philippe, Examination Committee Kusakabe, Kyoko, Chairperson Asian Institue of Technology Fellowship, Scholarship donor Joint Japan/ World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP), Scholarship donor Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GD-08-08 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B02885 .b1205463x mnait u 250613 0 090513 m a u 0 mnait mnait mnarc mnarc 20 40 Barcode : 30050120719868 CREATED : 2007-12-15 RECORD # : i12603016 LPATRON : 1025558 LCHKIN : 2015-03-18 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 5 TOT RENEW : 1 Barcode : 30050120719876 CREATED : 2007-12-15 RECORD # : i12603028 LPATRON : 1024195 LCHKIN : 2015-05-14 # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 9 TOT RENEW : 41 Barcode : 30050120226278 CREATED : 2016-04-29 RECORD # : i12966514 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050120243380 CREATED : 2016-06-09 RECORD # : i13053747 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 2 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 48880 48880 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-08-08 30050120719868 2026-08-18 11:48:52 1 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-08-08 30050120719876 2026-08-18 11:48:53 2 2026-08-18 20 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-08-08 30050120226278 2026-08-18 11:48:53 1 2026-08-18 40 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 50.00 0 AIT Thesis no.GD-08-08 30050120243380 2026-08-18 11:48:53 3 2026-08-18 20