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Suffering continues for alien labourers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/03/2018
» As the deadline to register alien labourers nears this Saturday, nearly 9,000 migrants nationwide have been struggling to seek work permits through online registration to extend their stay until March, 2020.
Migrant worker checks hit new snag
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/03/2018
» Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers who have been temporarily allowed to work in the country are at risk of becoming illegal as labour authorities struggle to meet a deadline in three weeks to register more than 1.6 million workers.
Centre to keep track of migrant jobs
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/03/2018
» The Labour Ministry has opened an online channel for migrant workers to update their employment status after they have undergone nationality verification, the deadline of which has been extended for three more months.
Migrant checks receive boost
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/02/2018
» The Labour Ministry is mobilising all available officials and facilities to speed up nationality verification for undocumented migrant workers as it is unlikely to meet the latest extended deadline in June.
Verification deadline put off until June
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/12/2017
» The deadline by which migrant workers across the nation must have their nationalities verified has been extended again until June.
Delay eyed for migrant registration
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/12/2017
» Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo is preparing to ask the cabinet to extend until the end of June next year the deadline for undocumented migrant workers to have their nationalities checked after discovering many have failed to complete nationality verification in time.
Better age tests urged for migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/11/2017
» The government has been urged to find more accurate technology to test and confirm the ages of labourers, to curb the problem of child labour, a recent seminar was told.
Call to guard domestic workers' rights
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/09/2017
» Labour advocacy groups are calling on the government to better protect the rights and welfare of migrant domestic workers in the light of Myanmar's rule barring its citizens from getting jobs in other countries as home workers.
Lao migrant centre opens
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/08/2017
» A nationality verification centre for Lao workers, whose "pink cards" will expire in November and March, will be set up by Lao authorities in Thailand this month, Employment Department director-general Varanon Peetiwan says.
770,000 migrant workers being 'legalised'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/08/2017
» The government is processing more than 770,000 illegal migrant workers who decided to register with the state in their bid to stay in the country, Employment Department director-general Waranon Pitiwan says.