THE GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS WITH MIGRANT WORKERS IN SOUTHERN THAILAND

Abstract

This research aimed to study 1. the needs for the development of human resource management of establishments employing migrant workers in the south of Thailand and 2. the suggestions for the participation in the development of human resource management towards government agencies and entrepreneurial networks for their organizations. The sample of this qualitative research consisted of 371 employers or responsible people for human resource management of establishments employing migrant workers in 14 southern provinces but was selected by accidental sampling in three provinces: Nakhon Si Thammarat, Trang, and Songkhla. The data was collected by a set of questionnaires and statistically analyzed by the percentage and content analysis.

The research revealed that 1. most of the establishments needed to develop their 1. recruitment and selection system for migrant workers with a clearer process and standard at 57.10 percent, followed by 2. the facilitation to labor registration and work permit renewal at 49.30 percent and the improvement of medical benefits by facilitating workers in hospital at 48.50 percent. 2)The establishments offered their suggestions for the government agencies for more allowed positions, the rapid and thorough public relations, the flexibility in document submission, the training on the benefits of migrant workers, and the use of technology to submit documents. The suggestions for the entrepreneurial networks were to promote more cooperation and support at each other and develop a system for providing basic data on migrant workers.