Research Findings on Migrant Smuggling in Southeast Asia

The recent report published by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has brought forward alarming numbers associated with migrant smuggling in Southeast Asia. According to the new research, every year, Southeast Asia experiences tens of thousands of migrants smuggled due to violence, corruption, and a lack of regular travel choices available to them mainly due to lack of travel documentation. As per the report both within and outside Southeast Asia, central states of origin and destination for the smuggling of migrants include Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. Whereas, when migration from Southeast Asian nations to all parts of the world is taken into account, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar have the most populations living overseas. Malaysia is the country with the second-highest number of migrants from other Southeast Asian nations, Thailand being first host with highest number of migrant…..More