Thai Female Migration to Japan: Flows and Consequences : Flows and Consequences

Abstract

Since the early 1980s Thai women have set off for international labor migration and Japan is among the most important receiving countries in Asia. Based on the findings of the study on The Rights of Thai Women to Migrate to Work Abroad (Pataya 2009) this paper discusses the development in Thai female transnational migration to Japan. Taking into account that migration is a dynamic, open-ended process that can produce consequential events, the paper discusses the flows of Thai women to Japan and their consequences. To point out the continuous nature of this migration, it will start with a description of the number of Thai migrants in this destination country.