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772,000 illegal workers seek registration
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2017
» Employers sought registration for 772,270 undocumented migrant workers over the last two weeks and 58% of them were from Myanmar, according to the Labour Ministry.
Ministry: 1m migrant workers registered
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/08/2017
» Around 1 million migrant workers are expected to have registered or taken action to comply with the new migrant labour law by the Monday deadline of the 15-day relaxation period.
Asean labour ministers back Thailand's new migrant law
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/08/2017
» Labour Minister Sirichai Distakul joined Asean ministers to sign the CLMVT (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand) Joint Declaration on Safe Migration to strengthen regional efforts to end decades of illegal labour in five Southeast Asian nations.
Leniency urged in registering migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/07/2017
» Labour rights advocates want the government to adopt a lenient approach when it starts registering about 1.5 million illegal migrant workers this Monday, warning strict registration conditions will only scare off them.
1.5m illegal workers tipped to register
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/07/2017
» The Labour Ministry will open 99 centres, including 11 in the capital, to legalise the status of 1.5 million illegal workers by properly registering them in compliance with an executive decree to regulate the employment of migrant labourers.
Lao workers to get special aid
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/07/2017
» The Labour Ministry will open a centre to ensure the legal status of Lao workers who can prove their identity, while Lao authorities have promised to help illegal workers wanting to return home to acquire passports so they can be legally re-employed in Thailand.
No reprieve for officials who abuse migrant worker law
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/07/2017
» The labour minister has threatened to severely punish officials who abuse their power following the introduction of the migrant worker regulating law.
More migrant children able to hit the books
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/06/2017
» Children of migrant labourers are slowly becoming aware of the opportunity of receiving an education in Thailand.
Nation improves international image on migrant labour rights
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/06/2017
» Thailand has made improvements in terms of legal enforcement to tackle migrant labour issues in compliance with international standards, a seminar was told.
Migrant workers heading home for water festival
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/04/2017
» Workers from neighbouring countries began an exodus home for the lunar new year festival on Wednesday, happy the cabinet had exempted them from exit and re-entry fees until April 30.