Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged alien workers to register and have their nationalities proven before the end of this month.
Gen Prayut has been briefed on progress made during the second phase of the migrant worker registration process nationwide. The PM was advised this week that around 28,380 migrant workers have yet to have their nationalities verified.
Out of that figure, 22,770 of them are Cambodians while the rest are Laotian citizens. All Myanmar workers have reportedly completed the process. Around 59,000 of those, who have had their nationalities proven, still need to obtain visa stamps and work permits.
The premier urged them not to wait until the end of this month to fulfill such requirements as the one stop service centers would be crowded, adding that the registration period will not be extended.
If they fail to do so, they must leave Thailand, Should they return they may find employment only via a Memorandum of Understanding that Thailand signed with their government.
In Saraburi province, employers have been urged to bring their migrant workers to the one stop service center and have their nationalities proven before June 30th. They will face deportation and a maximum fine of 50,000 baht if they fail to meet the deadline.
As for their employers, a maximum fine of 100,000 baht will apply per unregistered migrant worker. For a repeat offence, they could be fined up to 200,000 baht or face a 1-year jail term. They will also not be able to employ any migrant workers for three years.
Information and Source
Reporter : Nuppol Suvansombut
Rewriter : Rodney McNeil
National News Bureau & Public Relations
Gen Prayut has been briefed on progress made during the second phase of the migrant worker registration process nationwide. The PM was advised this week that around 28,380 migrant workers have yet to have their nationalities verified.
Out of that figure, 22,770 of them are Cambodians while the rest are Laotian citizens. All Myanmar workers have reportedly completed the process. Around 59,000 of those, who have had their nationalities proven, still need to obtain visa stamps and work permits.
The premier urged them not to wait until the end of this month to fulfill such requirements as the one stop service centers would be crowded, adding that the registration period will not be extended.
If they fail to do so, they must leave Thailand, Should they return they may find employment only via a Memorandum of Understanding that Thailand signed with their government.
In Saraburi province, employers have been urged to bring their migrant workers to the one stop service center and have their nationalities proven before June 30th. They will face deportation and a maximum fine of 50,000 baht if they fail to meet the deadline.
As for their employers, a maximum fine of 100,000 baht will apply per unregistered migrant worker. For a repeat offence, they could be fined up to 200,000 baht or face a 1-year jail term. They will also not be able to employ any migrant workers for three years.
Information and Source
Reporter : Nuppol Suvansombut
Rewriter : Rodney McNeil
National News Bureau & Public Relations
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