Guidelines Development and Providing Services of Health Promotion and, Occupational Health and Safety in Migrant Workers: Udonthani Province

Abstract

              Migrant workers are important supplier of labour to economic driven in Thailand including Udonthani Province. While their health problem, quality of life and providing services mechanisms of health promotion, occupational health and safety services are not obvious. Methods: This action research conducted in Laos, Myanmar migrant workers who have lived in Udonthani in addition relevant agencies were the study population. This study aimed to develop Guideline and providing services mechanisms of Health promotion, occupational health and safety services. The target group consists of 3 companies, 87 people, during March 1917-December 1919. The study placed 3 phases preparing action and evaluation. Instrument consisted of focus group discussion form and check list were examined by expertise’s. Descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data and content analysis for qualitative. Finding: In year 1917, 3,588 migrant workers were reported in Udonthani, and almost of them worked in  service sectors restaurants retail stores (25%),  agriculture (25%), followed by petrol station and household workers (25%). Guideline and providing services mechanisms development consist of 3 stages: 1) preparation stage such as situation context stakeholder and relevant agencies analysis, 2) action stage were integrated both short and long term plan and looking for problem solving strategies, 3) evaluation stage conducted opinion listening and sharing and feedback. Suggestion: Guidelines and providing services mechanisms of health promotion, occupational health and safety services should set up working group from relevant organizations with continued working, integrated both short and long term plan, developed and link data based in addition migrant health volunteers should be trained to act as communicators in migrant communities and workplaces and finally pushing participate from community local authority and also Health center should be considered.