Factors Related to Quality of life of the Foreign Workers in Surin Province

Abstract

          This research aimed to study factors related to quality of life of foreign workers in Surin province and study the suggestions for promoting the quality of life of foreign workers in Surin province by using qualitative research. The research instrument was a structured interview. Target group was foreign workers in Surin province, choosing 60 interviewers by accidental sampling method.          The study found that factors related to quality of foreigner work life in Surin were:          Health factors of foreign workers; the health of foreign workers was healthy because foreign workers was diligent, the body was resistant to labor that appropriate to the nature of the work being employed.          Economic factors relating to foreign workers; foreign workers did not claim salary rate as well as the jobs they employed and worked tolerance more tolerance than Thai workers. Salary rates was higher than in the home country.          The social status of foreign workers depended on the culture of each country of origin that included family dimension, society, culture and traditions. The unification of foreign workers was a social phenomenon, and society was adapted to society for survival and well-being.          Factors related to information perception of migrant workers was based on the same basic knowledge, experience, inheritance, local wisdom and contemporary learning contexts with technology media.          The housing and environmental factors of foreign workers depended on the characteristics of the industry, agriculture, processing and service sectors. Good and appropriate housing would have an impact on the quality of life of foreign workers. Welfare and safety factors were essential for foreign workers. Government agencies and NGOs had played a role in the protection of the welfare and safety of migrant workers in various dimensions          The overall data analysis showed that the key issues related to quality of work life in Surin were: physical health, mental health, economic, living, social status, information perception housing and environment, welfare and safety. These were in line with the state policy. Foreign workers who came to work in Surin province have both legal and foreign workers who work illegally. However, the suggestion in the policy of promoting quality of life was that the government needs further international cooperation.