On 22 January 2024, at the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangkok, Mrs. Ureerat Chareontoh, former Director-General of TICA, together with H.E. Mr. Pedro Zwahlen, Ambassador of Switzerland to Thailand, Lao PDR and Cambodia, and Ms. Géraldine Ansart, Chief of Mission of IOM Thailand, signed a Letter of Intent between Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), on the cooperation to implement the Project on Poverty Reduction through Safe Migration, Skills Development and Enhanced Job Placement in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand (PROMISE Phase II, 2021 - 2025).

The signing ceremony for the Letter of Intent marks a significant milestone in the trilateral partnership for development between TICA, SDC, and IOM, given that TICA has attached great importance to the North-South, South-South and Triangular Cooperation to advance development cooperation towards the attainment of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The overall goals of PROMISE Phase II are to offer migrant workers from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar, as well as the returning migrant workers, better protection throughout the migration cycle and to ensure their unimpeded access to skills development.