Author: Thai Huynh Phuong Lan
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-09-13
Year: 2009
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2009
Examination Committee: Kyoko Kusakabe (Chairperson); Soparth Pongquan, Philippe Doneys (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Poverty is the central point forcing Khmer ethnic people moving across the border to Cambodia in search of better in come. Specifically, lack of productive land is the primary factor forcing many ethnic people move across the border for income earning. Low – educated and language barriers are also reasons hindering Khmer people from accessing to available works in the city in original country . Importantly, kin tie with Cambodian is the safe social network encourag ing them move across the border to Cambodia. Most of the cross – border workers under this study are illiterate. There are only three among forty cross – border work ers under the study having secondary level. In addition, most of these cross – border workers are rather old. Importantly, nearly half of the interviewed cross – border workers’ households are poor households. This study focuses on the effects of incomes from the cross – border workers on their families in original country. Incomes from cross – border works have been proven to be very important resources for the family of cross – border workers. They have significantly improved the total incomes and the living stand ards of cross – border workers’ family. It helps smoothing the daily necessary expenses and eases investment in human capital. The study also shows that even though women are the budget managers in the family, they just have decisive role for daily petty sp ending, such as spending money for daily consumptions and human capital such as health care and education of children. For bigger expenses as investing money for economic activities, repairing and rebuilding their houses or buying other expensive appliance s, men are the final decision makers. In addition, even though involving in productive works as men, women are still expected to fulfill reproductive works. Therefore, women’s burden is increased they have
Scholarship Donor(s): Deutscher Akademischer Austrausch Dienst (DAAD)
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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