ABSTRACT
In recent years, there has been an increase in the volume of South-South migration (migration between countries considered relatively less economically developed) due to the improving economies of some South countries. These countries off er more and better employment opportunities and these opportunities attract migrant workers from nearby less developed countries. When their economies were less developed, these accepting South countries were mostly migrant-sending countries. The transition from being a sending country to an accepting country is becoming one of the most important policy challenges these countries face as they strive to cope with the new situation of management and integration of a foreign population. Therefore, as economies develop in many South countries, it is important to consider South-South migration as well as traditional South-North migration. This chapter analyses this issue of South-South migration using the case study of the migration of workers to Thailand from its adjacent countries.
