News Forum - Labour Ministry confirms timeframe for registering undocumented migrant workers

[Thaiger]

The Thai government has issued a timeframe during which employers must register undocumented migrant workers, thereby allowing them to obtain work permits and work legally. According to a Bangkok Post report, the Labour Minister, Suchart Chomklin, says the measure applies to migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos, and is being introduced to mitigate the risk of further Covid-19 outbreaks. For migrant workers already being processed in the period since December last year to March 31 next year, the timeframe has been extended, to reflect the fact that some services were restricted during Covid-19 lockdowns. Officials from the Department of […]

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[AdvocatusDiaboli]

58 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

According to a Bangkok Post report, the Labour Minister, Suchart Chomklin, says the measure applies to migrant workers from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos, and is being introduced to mitigate the risk of further Covid-19 outbreaks.

And not School Teachers? Maybe a hint of dual standards here …. Needs to go to court maybe!

The Mitigation is a cop out, they keep turning a blind eye to cross board illegals. Someone must be losing money for this to be coming to the fore.

[Jason]

The "illegal" workers are filling positions that Thais don't want. The industries they work for wouldn't function without them.