A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia (Brief)

Among the millions of migrant workers who move between countries in South-East Asia and beyond, little is known about the motivations or experiences, including those of violence and harassment, that migrant workers with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expression (SOGIE) may face. Drawing on research with 147 migrant workers with diverse SOGIE in Cambodia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet Nam, this brief narrates their labour migration experiences in South-East Asia.

It also explores how labour migration policies and practices can acknowledge or address these experiences while protecting and promoting the rights of migrant workers with diverse SOGIE.