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Thailand to discuss cooperation on migrant workers employment with neighboring countries

Labor Minister Adul Saengsingkaew plans to invite officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, to discuss cooperation on migrant workers employment in order to deal with the shortages of labor in Thailand's fishing industry.

Regarding the shortages of migrant workers in fishing industry as complained by the Thai Fisheries Association, he said that the Ministry of Labor has discussed with the related agencies ways and means to fill in a total of 42,649 workers requested by the fishing industry.

He said business owners in fishing sector who wish to hire more migrant workers have until 15 August 2018 to file a request at any employment office in 22 coastal provinces, while the Ministry of Labor will liaise with the authorities from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam to import migrant workers to work legally through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

The Ministry of Labor will invite those in fishing sector and the authorities to a meeting on 7 August 2018 to be briefed on the process of importing migrant workers and other unsolved issues for mutual understanding.

Meanwhile, some 11,000 migrant workers in fishing industry whose work permit will expire on 30 September 2018 will have it extended for two more years by so reporting to an employment office during 20 August - 30 September 2018.

In the meantime, employers have to file requests for the migrant workers employment at employment offices in due time. More information is available at the Department of Employment via Hotline 1506 ext. 2.

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