MIRA
INFORM REPORT
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Report Date : |
11.06.2008 |
IDENTIFICATION
DETAILS
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Name : |
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
FOR MIGRATION [IOM] |
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Registered Office : |
18th Floor, Rajanakarn
Building, 183 South
Sathorn Road, Bangrak,
Bangkok 10120 |
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Country : |
Thailand |
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Year of Establishment : |
1975 |
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Legal Form : |
Thailand Branch of International Organisation For Migration [IOM] In Switzerland |
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Line of Business : |
Concerning on Migration Related Issues such as Labour, Health, Technical Cooperation, Counter Trafficking and etc. |
RATING &
COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
Ba |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
Name of the company
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
MIGRATION [IOM]
SUMMARY
BUSINESS ADDRESS : 18th FLOOR,
RAJANAKARN BUILDING,
183
SOUTH SATHORN ROAD,
BANGRAK, BANGKOK 10120,
THAILAND
TELEPHONE : [66] 2343-9300
FAX : [66] 2343-9399
E-MAIL ADDRESS : MRFBangkok@iom.int
ESTABLISHED : 1975
LEGAL STATUS : THAILAND BRANCH OF INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION [IOM]
IN SWITZERLAND
EXECUTIVE : MS.
MONIQUS FILSNOEL, FRENCH
CHIEF OF
MISSION
NO. OF
STAFF : 200
LINES OF
BUSINESS : CONCERNING ON MIGRATION RELATED
ISSUES
SUCH AS
LABOUR, HEALTH, TECHNICAL
COOPERATION, COUNTER TRAFFICKING
AND ETC.
CORPORATE PROFILE
OPERATING TREND : STABLE
PRESENT SITUATION : OPERATING NORMALLY
HISTORY
IOM was found
in Thailand in
1975 as a
Thailand branch of
IOM headquartered in Switzerland, assisting the resettlement of Indo-Chinese refugees
to countries offering them permanent
residence. Thailand became
a member of IOM on
28 May 1986. Since then
IOM cooperation with the
governments of the region and has grown many fold.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Department of International
Organizations) and the Ministry of Interior
are the main
Royal Thai Government
interlocutors of IOM in Thailand.
IOM has a mission in Bangkok currently staffed by 26 international
officials including the Chief of Mission/Regional Representative, Programme
Development Officers, Regional Project Coordinators, a Regional Laboratory
Manager, and medical doctors and nurses. In addition, there are
altogether 200 staff.
In January 2001
the IOM Office in Bangkok became
a Regional Mission, focused on the Mekong Sub-Region
(Cambodia, Lao PDR,
Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and
the Province of Yunan in
China).
Apart from Thailand,
IOM has Offices
in Cambodia and
Vietnam and in
the near future
expects to have presence in the Lao
PDR and Myanmar.
In addition, IOM
Bangkok has been
entrusted with the
responsibility of promoting activities relating
to the follow-up of
the Bangkok Declaration
on Irregular Migration.
In doing so, IOM Bangkok
has both national
and regional projects
underway to address these concerns and is
in the process of developing
additional initiatives that
will address migration related
issues such as
labour, health, technical cooperation, counter trafficking, awareness
raising through information campaigns and other activities that address
irregular migration issues in
the region.
MANAGEMENT
Ms. Moniqus
Filsnoel is the
Chief of Mission.
She is French nationality.
Mr. Christopher
Lom is the
Regional Information Officer.
He is American nationality.
OPERATIONS
IOM
Bangkok has established a Migration Management Unit (MMU) to assist governments
and other partners in developing and implementing comprehensive, cooperative
and ultimately self-reliant systems
for managing migration
in the region.
The MMU draws together a team of migration specialists with expertise in
the field of migration management to
support capacity building
and policy initiatives in the
region, and to serve
as a research and information
resource on migration
issues for Southeast Asia.
IOM has
identified four key
focal areas:
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Migration and development - ensuring that migration
contributes to sustainable development, and that in turn development policies contribute
to the sound management of migration;
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Facilitated migration - the development of channels for orderly
migration, including labour migration, business and tourism;
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Migration control and national security- measures for the management of
borders and to combat irregular migration, people smuggling and trafficking;
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Forced migration - services to migrants forced to flee their homes or
coping with the aftermath of crises.
IOM Migration
Activities
Movement, Emergency
and Post-Conflict Migration
Management
IOM
Thailand is responsible
for the movement
of Burmese, Lao
Hmong and other
refugees from Thailand,
Malaysia, Singapore, India
and Nepal to
ten resettlement countries
including the United
States of America,
Australia, New Zealand,
Canada, Denmark, Finland,
Sweden, Norway, the
Netherlands and United
Kingdom.
Main Projects:
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Resettlement of Burmese,
Lao Hmong and
other Refugees to
Third Countries from
Thailand
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Resettlement of Burmese
Refugees from Malaysia
and Singapore
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Resettlement of Burmese
and Other Refugees
from India and
Nepal
Donors:
Australia,
Canada, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
Sweden, United Kingdom
and United States
of America.
Migration Health
Migration Development
Many
migrants and their families, especially those who migrate irregularly, are
particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation due their precarious legal
status. In collaboration with Ministry of Labour, the National Human Rights
Commission of Thailand and UN agencies, IOM is working to enhance the
livelihood of labour migrants in Thailand by improving understanding of
migrants’ rights and obligations through advocacy and by implementing programmes
that improve their access to basic social services. Raising awareness among
Thai communities of the valuable economic contribution that labour migrants
make is also an important aspect of improved understanding of international
migration issues.
Main Projects:
·
Migrant
Rights Capacity Building for Government Officials, Employers, Burmese Migrants
and Host Communities in Thailand
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Incorporating
Migrant Population into the National Household Census
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Promoting
Livelihoods of Migrant Children and their Families in Tsunami-Affected
Provinces of Thailand
Donors:
National Statistical Office
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS)
United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Economic
and Social Commission
for Asia and
the Pacific (UNESCAP)
United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA)
United States Agency
for International Development
(USAID)
The World Bank
Regulating Migration
IOM
Thailand implements projects to counter human trafficking at the national and
regional level. National projects focus on prevention through awareness-raising
among vulnerable adolescents and others at risk. Regional projects focus on the
protection of and assistance for victims of trafficking, particularly children
and women between selected countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region. IOM also
supports partner agencies in providing psychosocial assistance and training.
The mission also provides support to the Bali Process – a regional,
inter-governmental cooperative process focusing on policy, legislation and law
enforcement to combat people smuggling, trafficking and transnational crime.
Main Projects:
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Return
and Reintegration of Trafficked Women and Children between Selected Countries
in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
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Shattered
Dreams – Raising Awareness among Vulnerable Adolescents and Others on the Risks
and Consequences Associated with People Trafficking
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Support
to the Bali Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in
Persons and Related Transnational Crime (Bali Process) Follow-up
Donors:
Australia, Canada, New
Zealand, United States
of America, United
Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF)
Facilitating
Migration
IOM
Thailand delivers cultural orientation training for refugees bound for the US,
Canada, Australia and the UK, as well as providing logistical support to
cultural orientation missions from Norway and Finland. Project activities take place
in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and India. In 2006, some 3,500 refugees, almost
all from Myanmar, attended one of the mostly five-day sessions. In 2007, that
number was expected to climb to some 9,000 in Thailand and 3,000 in Malaysia.
In 2006, Canada has also requested IOM to pilot a special needs assessment of
refugees bound for Canada.
Main Projects:
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Cultural
Orientation of Burmese and Hmong Refugees Selected for Resettlement to Third
countries in Thailand
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Cultural
Orientation of Burmese Refugees Selected for Resettlement to Third Countries in
Malaysia
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Cultural
Orientation of Burmese Refugees Selected for Resettlement to Third Countries in
India
Donors:
Australia, Canada, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Migration Research
IOM Thailand regularly carries out and publishes research on migration and migration and development issues together with its partners. Policy-oriented research and publications are sought after by governments who want to better understand migration issues in order to improve their migration management; donors who want a better understanding of migration; and development partners who want to better understand the links between migration and a broad range of development issues including human security, poverty reduction, health and education. IOM’s research aims to bring the interests of each of these players together in order to improve and promote dialogue, as well as provide recommendations for continued collaborative work.
Main Projects:
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Situation Report on Regional International Migration in East and
Southeast Asia
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Situation Report on International Migration in Thailand
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HIV Testing of Migrant Workers in Eight Countries of the Asia-Pacific
Region: an Analysis of National Law and International Practice
Donors:
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS
(UNAIDS)
United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNAIDS)
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and
Pacific (UNESCAP)
United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA)
The World Bank
World Health Organization
Thailand -
Projects
Counter Trafficking
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Bringing Together Journalists
and Counter Trafficking
Practitioners to Address
Human Trafficking in
the Greater Mekong
Sub-Region
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Counter Trafficking Overview
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Counter Trafficking Activities
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Shattered Dreams Video
Health
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Tsunami Response in
Thailand
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Improvement of Health
Conditions of Migrants
in Two Priority Provinces of
Thailand (IHCM)
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Pre-paid Medical Processing
in Thailand (PMPT)
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Focal Point for
Capacity Building on
HIV/AIDS and Population
Mobility in Southeast
Asia (FPSA)
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Pilot Project on Police
Training on HIV/AIDS
(PTHA)
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Pre-Return Psychosocial Assistance / Life Skills Development Project
for Victims of
Trafficking (PPSR) -
Phase II
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TB Screening and
Treatment at the
Immigration Detention Centre (TBST)
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Improvement of Childcare
Services and Facilities
at the Bangkok Immigration
Detention Centre (ICSF).
Labour
Migration
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Image of Migrants
in Society - Promoting Dialogue
among Media and
Practitioners in Greater
Mekong Sub-Region
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Awareness-Raising on Migrant Rights and Welfare
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Improving Migration Policy
Management with Special
Focus on Irregular
Labour Migration in
Thailand (IMPLM)
BANKING
Bangkok Bank Public
Co., Ltd.
Kasikornbank Public Co.,
Ltd.
Krung Thai Bank
Public Co., Ltd.
EMPLOYMENT
The
subject employs approximately 200 staff.
LOCATION DETAILS
The
premise is rented
for administrative office
at the heading address. Premise
is located in
commercial area.
Branch:
Kasemkij
Building, Silom, Bangkok
Camps:
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A. Maesod, Tak
Province
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A. Muang, Ranong
Province
REMARK
CREDIT
OF USD 500,000 AGAINT D/A
TERM SHOULD BE
IN ORDER.
COMMENT
Thailand actively
participates in the
two-way exchange of international investment, trade and tourism. The openness to other countries has also
resulted in large flows of international migration, including that of refugees,
displaced persons, professional migrants and labour migrants. The
key migration challenge
for the government
is irregular migration, including
smuggling and trafficking
in persons, and
its impact on
the labour market and
public health. Access
by migrants to
social services has
also become an
increasing concern in Thailand.
In recent years,
the Thai authorities
have taken a
very proactive approach in their
response to these challenges,
hosting the Bangkok Declaration on
Irregular Migration, among other initiatives. It draws attention
to the areas of concern
highlighted above and provides a platform to
develop cooperation among
key stakeholders, both
from within the sub-region
and beyond. Bilateral memoranda of understanding (MoUs)
with neighbouring countries have
been signed in
labour migration and counter-trafficking. IOM continues to
strengthen its partnership with the government and the international community
to meet the growing challenges of implementing the MoUs and advancing
migration management in
Thailand.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
As
a non-profit organisation, the subject has
no list of
shareholders and financials
available. The operation
is supported by
global fund and
donations from all
around the world.
RATING
EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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71-85 |
Aa |
Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction.
It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and
principal sums |
Large |
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56-70 |
A |
Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General
unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for
payment of interest and principal sums |
Fairly Large |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration.
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below
average. |
Small |
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11-25 |
Ca |
Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums
in default or expected to be in default upon maturity |
Limited with
full security |
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<10 |
C |
Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised |
Credit not
recommended |
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NR |
In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to
recommend credit dealings |
No Rating |
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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk
and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a
composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this
report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through
%) are as follows:
Financial
condition (40%) Ownership
background (20%) Payment
record (10%)
Credit history
(10%) Market trend
(10%) Operational
size (10%)