Yangon Institute of Economics

(Department of Statistics)

Post Graduate Diploma in Research Studies

Survey Questionnairefor migrant workers who work in Asia Highway project

Hello. My name is _____ and I am attending Post Graduate Diploma in Research Studies at
Yangon Institute of Economics. The purpose of this survey is to access the working conditions of
migrant workers working for Asia Highway Project in Karen State for our Diploma Thesis. Will
you have 20 minutes for me to ask you questions about your working situation in this Asia
Highway project? Please, be aware that the answers you will give us will be kept confidential
and will not affect you or your household in any way, neither positive, nor negative. The length of
the interview normally should take about (20) minutes after started.

*Interviews can only take place once the beneficiary expresses his or her consent to participate in it.

I. Background Information on respondents

1. Age

2. Gender 1. Male
2. Female
3. Area of Origin

4. Ethnic Group

5. Native Language

6. Marital Status 1. Single

2. Married
3. Divorced
4. Widow
5. Other---------
 7. Do you have any children? 1. Yes
2. No
8. Number of households
member -------------------------
9. Level of Education 1. None
2. Monastery school
3. Primary school
4. Middle school
5. High school
6. University

II. Reasons for departure of migrant workers

10. When did you migrate from your original place? -------------months, ---------------- years

11. Who make the decision to migrate? 1. Self

2. Family
1. Other,-------------
12. Did the migrants leave his original place voluntarily? 1. Yes
2. No

13. What is your primary motivation for migrating? 1. Cannot find work
2. Underemployed
3. Higher income
4. Join friends or family abroad
5. Want to leave home
6. Payback debts
7. Other_______
14. How long have you been working for this project? 1. Less than 3 months
2. Less than 6 months
3. Less than a year
4. 1-2 years
5. Over 2 years
 6. Other,----------------

15. How did you find out about this job? 1. Family
2. Friends
3. Brokers
4. Contractors
5. Other,--------------
16. How much did you earn average a day for your job? ------------------- (MMK)

17. In what way, did you spend your wages? 1. Food

(select as many as you can) 2. Shelter
3. Clothing
4. Education
5. Sending back to family
6. Health
7. Other,---------------
18. If sending back to family, in what way did they spend 1. Food
your wages? 2. Shelter
(select as many as you can) 3. Clothing
4. Health
5. Other ……………………
19. Type of recruitment assistance 1. Relative
2. Friend
3. Broker
4. Other …………………….

III. Working Condition of Migrant workers

20. Do you have any contract? 1. Yes

2. No
21. If yes, type of contract 1. Written contract
2. Verbal contract
 3. Others

22. Working hours per day 1. Less than 8 hours

2. 8 to 10 hours
3. 10 to 12 hours
4. Above 12 hr
5. Others…
23. Working days per week 1. Less than 3 days
2. 3 days
3. 4 days
4. 5 days
5. 6 days
6. the whole week
7. Others……………

IV. Satisfaction of Migrant workers

(1- Very dissatisfied, 2 – Fairly dissatisfied, 3 – Neither, 4 – Fairly satisfied, 5 – Very satisfied)

24. Access to electricity 1 2 3 4 5

25. Remittance sent back 1 2 3 4 5

26. Outside contact 1 2 3 4 5

27. Access to health care services 1 2 3 4 5

28. Relation with host communities 1 2 3 4 5