Birdrc dau ung dung each tiep can nghien cuu xuyen nganh tim hieu van de bat binh dang xa hoi ciia ngiroi lao dong nhap cu Nguyen Quang Tuan^'' Ngo Thi Cham^"' Tom tat: Bdt binh ddng xd hdi cita ngudi lao ddng nhgp cu Id mgt nhieng vdn di nghien ciht md mgt chuyen ngdnh khd cd the gidi quyit dugc, do nghien cieu xuyen ngdnh dugc xem la mgt cdch liep can tdt Bdi viet ldm ro cdch tiep can nghien ciiu xuyen ngdnh vd qud trinh img dting cdch tiip cdn ndy tim hieu vdn de bdt binh ddngxa hdi cua ngudi lao ddng nhdp cu (nghien cieu trudng hgp a qudn Binh Tdn, Thdnh phd Hd Chi Minh), tie dua mgt sd bdn ludn ve tinh hiiu qud vd nhitng thdch thuc dgt qud trinh thuc hien mdt nghien cicu cu the dua vdo cdch tiep can nghien cuu xuyin ngdnh Tu khoa: Nghien ciiu xuyen nganh Bat binh dang xa hdi, Lao dgng nhap cu Abstract: Social inequality of migrant workers is among research issues that cannot be dealt with from a mono-disciplinary approach, but rather from a trans-disciplinary one This paper aims to identify the trans-disciplinary research approach and its application in studying social inequalities of migrant workers (through a case study in Binh Tan district Ho Chi Minh city), from which providing several reviews on the effectiveness and challenges in conducting a specific trans-disciplinary research Keyword: Transdisciplinary Research, Social Inequality, Migrant Workers Md dau Ci "Viet Nam, di cu cd vai ttd quan ttgng ttong phat ttidn kinh td hd gia dmh, dja phuong Ngudn tidn ngudi di cu glii vd ddng vai ttd quan trgng ttong phat tridn kinh td gia dinh d ndng thon (Nguyen Thu Phuong et al., 2008) Tuy nhidn, ngoai nhung lgi ich cua di cu, ngudi di cu ciing dang phai doi mat vdi nhiing bat bmh dang xa hdi lien quan ddn nha df, giao due, y te, hay nhung van dd lien quan den vay vdn phat trien san xuit, sy thieu hyt tinh cam, thidu thdi gian chara sdc ngudi than, (UNFPA, 2016) Bai viet lam ro each tidp can nghien '*' ThS., Vien Xa hpi hoc, Vien Han ISm Khoa hoe cihi xuyen nganh va tinh ling dung ciia nd xE hpi Viet Nam; ^j.Qj^g ^^^ hjgu v i n dh bit binh ding xa hgi Email: nguyenquangtuan9x@^aiUom ^ ^^ ^ ^ gj^ ''Vi?nX5hoi hoc, Vien Han lam Khoa hoc xa hoi ^"