Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.
IOM has a strong presence in Thailand, which has been a member state of IOM since 1986 and is currently home to:
- IOM Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- IOM Regional Support Office (RSO)
- IOM Thailand Country Office in Bangkok
- IOM UK TB programme office and TB Lab
- Sub-Office in Mae Sot
- Sub-Office in Mae Hong Son
- Sub-Office in Mae Sariang
- Sub-Office in Pawai
- Sub-Office in Chiang Mai
- Processing Centre in Mae Sot
- Processing Centre in Mae Hong Son
- Processing Centre in Mae Sariang
- Airport Office, Suvarnabhumi International Airport
- Labour Migration staff at the Ministry of Labour
- Field presence in: Chaing Rai, Tak, Saraburi, Sanklaburi, Ratchaburi, Ranong, Phang Nga
- Field presence in the nine refugee camps along the Thai-Myanmar border
In Thailand, IOM is active in a number of different areas including Labour Migration, Counter-Trafficking, Migration Health, Resettlement and Movement Management, Emergency and Post-Crisis, Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration, and is implementing the United Kingdom Pre-Departure Tuberculosis Detection programme.
For more information on IOM activities in Thailand, visit http://th.iom.int/.
