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Migrant workers can stay another six months
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/02/2022
» The Ministry of Labour is in talks with neighbouring countries under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to allow migrant workers who complete their four-year term this year to carry on working in the kingdom for another six months.
Ministry pushes to register migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/09/2021
» The Labour Ministry has provided a timeframe for employers to register undocumented migrant workers, allowing them to work legally in Thailand.
Migrant workers get stay extension
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/07/2021
» The cabinet has approved a proposal to allow four groups of migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to legally stay and work in the country until July 27 next year, in order to allow them to sort out their employment status and work permits as required by a previous order.
'Close the vaccine gap': illegal migrants need help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/06/2021
» The success of the national vaccination programme, which is seen as instrumental to creating herd immunity and reopening the country, depends on how inclusive it is.
Test extension for migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/04/2021
» Migrant workers will be given more time, until June 16, to take Covid-19 tests and report to immigration officials for the collection of biometric data.
Over 650,000 workers seek amnesty as govt sounds warning
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/02/2021
» More than 650,000 migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar have applied to stay stay in the kingdom legally for two more years under the government's labour amnesty programme, which began on Jan 15.
Migrants get 6 more months to register
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/01/2021
» The Labour Ministry will ask the cabinet to extend the registration period for migrant workers who risk losing their legal status during the pandemic for another six months.
Govt outlines steps, rules for migrant amnesty
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/01/2021
» The Labour Ministry has outlined the steps required to register illegal migrants from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar under the government's workers amnesty programme, which officially commences on Friday.
Migrants at risk of losing legal status
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/01/2021
» Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in the country are at risk of losing their legal status after hospitals reportedly refused to give them health checks due to Covid-19, according to a non-profit organisation.
More rules for illegal migrant amnesty
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/01/2021
» Illegal migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar will be allowed to legally work and reside in Thailand for two years along with their accompanying children, as part of the government's latest bid to monitor the spread of Covid-19 among migrant labourers.