a case study of Burmese migrant workers in Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand Naw Aye Aye Hlaing creator 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 text series technical report th Pathum Thani, Thailand Asian Institute of Technology 2008 continuing eng 55 leaves : ill. + 1 online resource 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 Asian Institute of Technology. http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B02885 http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B02885 090513 20260818114852.0