Access to Government Welfare that Affects Quality of Life of Myanmar Migrant Workers Who Live in Samut Prakan Province

Abstract

         This research aims to study: 1) Access to government welfare that affects quality of life of Myanmar workers living in Samut Prakan. 2) The quality of life of Myanmar workers living in Samut Prakan. and 3) The factors influencing access to government welfare that affect the quality of life of Myanmar workers living in Samut Prakan. This research is quantitative research. The participants were Myanmar permitted workers living in Samut Prakan, categorized type as imported labors under agreement between Thai and Myanmar governments, totaling 2,169 people. A sample group by Taro Yamane's method was collected from 338 people. The data were collected by a questionnaire with a confidence value of .917. The statistics used for analysis are frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and hypothesis testing through multiple regression analysis.

         The results of research found that: (1) The access to government welfare that affects the quality of life of Myanmar workers living in Samut Prakan in overall was at high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that employment and labor protection and health and medical care were at high levels, and fundamental rights were at moderate levels. (2) The quality of life of Myanmar workers living in Samut Prakan in overall was at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that every aspect was at a high level, namely; physical health, mental health, society and environment. (3) The factors influencing access to government welfare that affects the quality of life of Myanmar workers living in Samut Prakan were employment and labor protection, followed by fundamental rights, and health and medical care, at a statistically significant level at .05.