Enhancing free movement of skilled labour in ASEAN : a case study of Cambodian nurses

Name: Ry, Noyel

keyword: Cambodian nurses

; MRA-NS

; Intra-ASEAN

; Decision-makers

; Job market

; Perspectives

; Skilled labour movement

; Migration

; Cooperation

; Harmonisation

Abstract: The International migration of health personnel – especially nurses – is a long-standing phenomenon. In response to nursing shortages, global health authorities have consistently calls for the regulated migration of health professionals. In Cambodia, emigration of nurses is little practiced and largely undocumented. In 2006 the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed the Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Nursing Services (MRA-NS) to facilitate the ‘free flow’ of nursing services within the ASEAN region. This study seeks to understand how Cambodian nurses benefit from the MRA-NS, namely in terms of their perceptions towards mobility for work. The significance of the study is to present the perceptions of two main groups – individual nurses and decision-makers – on the movement of nurses. Research for this paper combines a survey questionnaire to explore the perspectives of Cambodian nurses with key informant interviews to elicit the opinions of policy and decision-makers. The thesis utilizes a review of scholarly literature and online migration databases. It is a descriptive and exploratory research with a qualitative analysis approach. Based on the research, the author argues that benefits to Cambodian nurses from the MRA-NS have been minimal and that is premature to measure any significant benefits from the MRA-NS framework due to weaknesses in Cambodian institutions, operational constraints and nurses’ low self-efficacy. There are three potential levels where improved support for nursing migration can be achieved: i) nurses’ improved competence and job-seeking skills ; ii) an enabling regulatory environment for Cambodian nurses to be well-informed about aspects of working abroad ; and iii) enhancing regional cooperation and harmonization of employment standards

Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library

Address: BANGKOK

Email: preserv@tu.ac.th

Name: Kaewkwan Tangtipongkul

Role: advisor

Created: 2019

Modified: 2022-11-29

Issued: 2022-11-29

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DOI: 10.14457/TU.the.2019.1607

eng

DegreeName: Master of Arts

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Asia-Pacific Studies

Grantor: Thammasat University

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