Abstruct
This study explores the legal grounds of wrongful dismissal and the significant impacts of the wrongful dismissal of Myanmar documented migrant workers from specific factories in Mae Sot, Thailand. The documentation analysis was applied to relevant national laws and regulations, and a qualitative approach was employed to collect and analyze research questions and respondent interviews. The researcher conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 21 key informants, including Myanmar migrant workers wrongfully dismissed from Factories, the members of the Workers’ Associations, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Civil Society Organizations. Why should we protect the migrant workers’ rights against wrongful dismissal as a human right? It highlights their vulnerabilities, such as loss of income and poverty, lack of legal documents, difficulty finding new employment, and return to the status of undocumented position when they couldn’t renew their documents such as a Pink Card or Certificate of Identity (CI) with a work permit on a definite period, and legal inconsistency with the two provisions of the Social Security Act of 1990 and the Foreigners Working Management Emergency Decree of 2018 in unemployment benefits. This study found that it is crucial for migrant workers to be better protected by government procedures and advocate for policy changes to support their rights. The government should consider advancing the regular migration process for migrant workers and address the challenges they face, including the vulnerable position in Myanmar that needs to be supported, and the lives of migrant workers with more effective implementation and humane treatment.
