The Permanent Secretary of Labour reported that 94 Thai workers in Uzbekistan were happy to go home. They thanked the government, Ministry of Labour and relevant agencies in coordinating and facilitating their travel back to Thailand, due to the effects of Covid-19. A total of 94 workers will arrive in Thailand on August 13.
Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol reported the progress on the case of Thai workers who posted a clip requesting help from authorities to coordinate with relevant agencies in facilitating their return from Uzbekistan to Thailand, due to the impacts from Covid-19. There was a recent report by a Thai worker that the recruitment company that deployed the workers in Uzbekistan, informed the 94 Thai workers of the facilitation of their return to Thailand. All 94 Thai workers will return to Thailand on August 13 and the remaining seven wish to continue working in Uzbekistan. The Thai workers will depart at 17.00 hours on Uzbekistan Airlines, flight HY 3609 and will arrive in Bangkok at 01.15 hours. Then, there will be 2 buses to pick up the workers from the airport at 02.00 hours to take all the Thai workers to the State Quarantine. The process is in accordance with the procedure set by the Ministry of Public Health, whereby a 14-day quarantine is required before the workers are allowed to go home.
Mr. Suthi said that from checking the status of Thai workers returning to their homeland, it was found that most of them were members of overseas jobseeker support fund. The Ministry of Labour has assigned the provincial employment offices in the area where the 94 Thai workers reside, to facilitate the payment of benefits from the fund. As for the wages paid in July, although some of the workers’ contracts will expire on August 2, 9,10 and 15, the recruitment company has coordinated with the employer, which will continue to transfer unpaid wages to the employee.
One Thai worker said he and his friends were delighted to go home. They thanked the Thai government, Ministry of Labour and all relevant agencies in the coordination of support, as well as the facilitation to help them travel back to Thailand safely.
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Division of Public Relations
9 August 2020
