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Demand for Vietnamese staff grows
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/02/2017
» The Labour Ministry wants to attract more Vietnamese workers to Thailand while better regulating Vietnamese migrants already here but who entered the country on a tourist visa and are now working illegally.
Low-cost state housing boon for migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/02/2017
» An accommodation zone for migrant workers, a government project piloted in Samut Sakhon and Ranong, has received positive feedback from workers who now find themselves in better and more affordable living conditions.
Cambodia speeds up issuance of passports
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/02/2017
» Cambodian authorities are speeding up efforts to issue passports to all its nationals working in Thailand who pass the nationality verification process to prevent them from being deported after their work permits expire, Labour Ministry spokesman Ananchai Uthaipatanacheep said.
Government issues new migrant worker threat
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/01/2017
» The Labour Ministry has urged migrant workers to have their nationalities verified by their respective countries or risk being deported after their work permits expire this year.
Civic groups urge Asean to strengthen labour rights
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/11/2016
» Civic groups are demanding stronger legal help for migrant workers after finding their access to labour rights is still being "limited" by the practices of Southeast Asian countries.
Bid to cut migrant workforce
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/10/2016
» Thailand is determined to reduce its reliance on migrant workers from three neighbouring countries over the next five years.
Strict laws put squeeze on migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/09/2016
» Living in Thailand as a migrant can be tough. But the lives of migrants who work illegally in industries exclusively reserved for Thais can be even tougher.
Migrant registration won't be extended
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/07/2016
» The Labour Ministry will not extend the deadline for the registration of migrant workers which ends late this month, said a senior labour official.
Curbs set to ease on hill tribe workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/06/2016
» Highland people without Thai citizenship will be allowed to work in all types of jobs while Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia migrants will be given a chance to apply for language coordinators's jobs in a shake-up of labour rules.
Minister settles worker import plan with Myanmar
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/05/2016
» Thai and Myanmar labour ministers have agreed to proceed with a labour cooperation plan to import migrant workers through a government-to-government agreement, says a senior ministry official.