Pranom (Bee) Somwong

Pranom is the Act Against Abuse project coordinator for the MAP Foundation of Thailand, where she helps provide migrant workers with access to the legal justice system. Through her work with MAP she has assisted migrant workers suffering from exploitation and abuse. In addition to securing compensation for these workers, she has been involved in improving their living conditions and securing control of their work-permit documentation. In 2006, MAP and Action Network for Migrants are developing a capacity realisation workshop, and a series of campaigns for CBO and NGO networks. Pranom will be a central coordinator in this program which will focus on the production of a manual to assist migrant workers in Thailand to access their rights. Through her assistance of migrant workers at the grass roots level, and in the promotion of the 2006 program, Pranom is dedicated to raising public awareness of the ICRMW.