A blended learning program built with and for Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand — turning awareness into protection, and viewers into creators.
For Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, jobs are often found through a Facebook post, a message from a friend, or a promise of higher pay. It is also how scams spread.
Over the past year, Sabai Job has seen again and again how easily workers fall into unsafe jobs — not because they are careless, but because reliable information is hard to access. Warnings about job scams, workers' rights, and safe job-searching rarely reach migrant communities in ways that actually land.
This reality became the starting point of Lat Twal — Hand in Hand.
From May to December 2025, we built a program that went beyond awareness posts and one-time training — meeting workers on their phones, in their communities, and in their everyday struggles.
9 short Burmese-language videos on job safety, scams, and protecting personal information — distributed through Facebook and TikTok, where workers already spend their time.
Hands-on training in Mae Sot focused on content creation and video editing — turning workers from passive viewers into confident creators.
Each video was paired with a short interactive quiz through the Sabai Job Messenger chatbot — moving viewers from watching to reflecting.
But here, a challenge emerged.
Workers were watching, but few had the time, data, or digital habit to take the next step. It was an important lesson — and it shaped what Lat Twal became next.
If online learning built awareness, the in-person workshops built confidence. In Mae Sot, we partnered with The Space Youth Learning Centre and Inno House to host job-readiness workshops on content creation and video editing.
The workshops were not designed like a classroom. They were active, loud, and collaborative — group challenges, games, and a mini hackathon where participants created their own videos from scratch.
Some learned to edit for the first time. Some spoke on camera for the first time. Some discovered that the phone in their pocket could be more than entertainment — it could be a tool.
By the end of the program, every participant had produced a completed video.
“I really liked the competitions and games. They made the training energetic.”
Workshop participant
“Everyone participated together, and the trainer really knew how to guide us.”
Workshop participant
“I will create content and earn income from it.”
Workshop participant
“I want to edit videos properly and start uploading them to YouTube.”
Workshop participant
“I will promote my own brand using what I learned.”
Workshop participant
But its real impact lives beyond numbers — in the worker who now pauses before accepting a job offer, in the participant who now knows how to tell a story through video, in the realisation that education works best when it's built with community realities, not just for them.
The project confirmed the need for blended approaches — where online education opens doors, and in-person programs build depth. It highlighted the importance of partnerships, safe learning spaces, and training models that respect workers' time, energy, and realities.
Moving forward, Sabai Job is building on this foundation: expanding collaborations, refining engagement strategies, and continuing to design programs that protect, equip, and uplift migrant workers.
Lat Twal was never only about job scams. It was about trust. It was about access. It was about reminding workers that they are not alone, and that safer futures are built together — hand in hand.
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