 The Roles of Information Communication Technology in Translocal Embedding and Anchoring Among Thai Migrant Workers in South KoreaReena Tadee, Patrick Sakdapolrak, Harald Sterly and Raffaella Pagogna Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2025, vol. 116, issue 4, 439-456 Abstract: This article uses the concepts of embedding, anchoring and translocality to investigate ICT use among Thai migrant workers in South Korea. Steering away from the dichotomy of migrants being either integrated or isolated in the host society, this article sheds light on embedding and anchoring beyond places of destination by focusing on the roles of ICT. We used a qualitative analysis of 86 interviews with Thai migrant workers and stakeholders, conducted during multi‐sited fieldwork in Thailand and South Korea. We find that ICT facilitates translocal embedding and anchoring as it functions as an information platform, an entry point to a co‐ethnic migrant community, a way to access markets and economic opportunities and a means of communication. Drawing from the results, we argue that ICT facilitates migrants in embedding and anchoring and practising their translocal life as connected migrants whose lives exist both at their destination and places of origin. Date: 2025 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:tvecsg:v:116:y:2025:i:4:p:439-456 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie is currently edited by Jan van Weesep More articles in Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie from Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG |
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