On 19–20 September 2026, the Mahidol Migration Center – Joint Research Unit (MMC-JRU), Institute for Population and Social Research (IPSR), Mahidol University, in collaboration with partner organisations, organised the Training on High-Impact Shortform Content Production by Youth on Migrant Rights in Bangkok and Samut Sakhon. The two-day training brought together Thai and foreign youth aged 18–25 to strengthen their understanding of migration issues, ethical storytelling, and practical skills in short-form content production.
On 19 September, participants attended the training at Chulalongkorn University, covering migration and migrant workers in short-form media, consent and ethics, safeguarding, storytelling, scripting, filming, and content production. On 20 September, participants travelled to Samut Sakhon for a field-based activity, visiting local sites and communities including a temple, a Myanmar restaurant, the Labor Rights Foundation, and a local market. Through observation, interaction, and filming, participants explored themes related to migrant workers’ culture, labour rights, everyday life, education, language, and personal experiences.
Throughout the training, participants were encouraged to apply ethical storytelling principles, including informed consent, safeguarding, sensitivity, and the prevention of harm when portraying migrants. The programme highlighted the potential of short-form digital media to promote more inclusive, fact-based, and humanising narratives about migrants and migration in Thailand.
Following the training, participants gained practical experience in combining ethical storytelling with digital content production and developed greater awareness of how media can contribute to empathy, dignity, social cohesion, and public understanding of migrant rights.
