Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme provides humanitarian relief to migrant workers in response to COVID-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon
ILO has approved a grant to support assistance for migrant workers affected by COVID-19 in Samut Sakhon, Thailand

Funded by the European Union (EU), the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme is implemented by the International Labour Organization in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Development Programme.
The grant will enable MWG to lead and coordinate relief efforts carried out by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Samut Sakhon, including Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN), Human Rights Development Fund (HRDF), Raks Thai Foundation (RTF), and Proud Association.


Mi Zhou, Chief Technical Advisor of the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme said, “The COVID-19 outbreak has had a severe impact on the lives and livelihoods of migrant workers and their families in Samut Sakhon. This grant will help ensure that that they receive the support they need to overcome this difficult period.”
The Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme supports safe labour migration and decent work in the fishing and seafood processing sectors in South East Asia.
For further information, please contact
Steve NeedhamSnr Communications Officer
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
needham@ilo.org
Tel.: +66 83 606 6628
Jiraporn Wongpaithoon
Communications Officer
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Jiraporn@ilo.org
Tel.:+66 89 900 5654