Extreme exploitation in Southeast Asia waters: Challenges in progressing towards universal health coverage for migrant workers

Rapeepong Suphanchaimat; Nareerut Pudpong; Viroj Tangcharoensathien

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002441

Extreme exploitation in Southeast Asia waters: Challenges in progressing towards universal health coverage for migrant workers

PLoS Med. 2017 Nov 22;14(11):e1002441. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002441. eCollection 2017 Nov.

Authors

Rapeepong Suphanchaimat^{1

2}, Nareerut Pudpong³, Viroj Tangcharoensathien¹

Affiliations

¹ International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
² Banphai Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
³ Healthcare Accreditation Institute (Public Organization), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Abstract

Rapeepong Suphanchaimat and colleagues present the plight of migrant workers in the fishing industry in Southeast Asia and discuss challenges in providing for their health and safety.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Asia
Asia, Southeastern
Delivery of Health Care*
Humans
Industry / statistics & numerical data
Transients and Migrants*
Universal Health Insurance* / statistics & numerical data
Work*

Grants and funding

No funding or financial support was acquired for crafting this manuscript. Each author receives only his/her regular salary from his/her affiliation. The affiliations had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.