July 15, 2024
YANGON – According to a press release from Thailand’s Ministry of Labor, more than 100,000 foreign workers, including those from Myanmar, were arrested in 36 days of the 120-day plan to arrest illegal workers in Thailand.
As a 120-day plan for the arrest of illegal workers, the workshop will be held for 36 days from June 5 to July 11. factory It is said that a total of 108,875 undocumented workers were arrested during the search for illegal workers at various business sites.
Thai Employment Department Department of Immigration Departmental teams, including the police department, are located in Bangkok’s Hoe Khowe, Shops in Farsi Factories in Banghel town area and coconut factory in Rachburi area. It has been announced that a total of 108,875 illegal migrant workers have been arrested from many places, including restaurants in Udon Thani and construction in Chatchin Kulla.
80,913 Myanmar workers were among those arrested by the joint inspection team. 16,507 Cambodian workers; 7804 Lao workers; 104 Vietnamese workers and 3547 other national workers.
Thai authorities have arrested 473 Burmese workers. 101 Lao workers 74 Cambodian workers 14 Vietnamese workers; Action will be taken against 64 other national workers.
Among foreign workers, undocumented workers without a work permit and the type of work without a work permit
If a worker is found to be working, the worker will be fined 5000 to 50000 baht and will be sent back to his home country and his work permit will be suspended for two years.
According to reports coming from Thailand, the Thai Department of Labor announced that if an employer is found accepting workers who do not have a work permit, they must pay a fine of 10,000 to 100,000 baht per worker.