On Aug 17, 2018, H.E. Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, Minister of Labor, presided over a video conferencing conference together with all relevant agencies under the Ministry of Labor across the country to monitor the progress of assistance to send two dead Thai labor corps according to the information of the Minister of Labor counsel. At the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, two people were sentenced to death. The first one was Mr. Nattachai Pongsow, 32, a native of Srisaket Province, but he was living with his wife’s family at Tha Uthen, Nakhon Phanom, died of heart attached on August 3, 2018. Mr. Pornchai Phormchan, a 43-year-old native of Nakhon Phanom province, died on August 5, 2018, died of heart attached as well. Both men go to work in the agricultural sector legally in Israel.
Gen. Adul also said Both Thai workers will be returned to Thailand today (17 Aug 61) at 3:00 pm with flight LY081. The Ministry of Labor will send the dead body to relatives identified by the body. Mr. Nattachai’s relatives will be held religious ceremony at Rasi Salai, Srisaket. Mr. Pornchai’s relatives will bring the funeral back to the religious ceremony in Nakhon Phanom. The descendants of Mr. Nattachai will be compensated for the last 95,000 baht, the fund to help workers in foreign countries 40,000 baht, social security 10,176 baht. The village fund is 55,000 baht. The heirs of Mr. Pornchai will receive compensation Final salary Employee Benefit: 40,000 Baht, Village Welfare Fund: 15,000 Baht. The Ministry of Labor has instructed those concerned to carry out the financial work, which is the welfare of the deceased delivered to the relatives at every step.
Gen. Adul also discussed the case of Thai woman seeking medical assistance from a bloody infection in Ulsan, about 400 kilometers away from Seoul Republic of Korea, from the fact-finding office of the Labor Office in Seoul, that Thai woman was unlawfully working through the EPS system and became ill until her friend had to send to the Dongkang hospital. The doctor found an infection in the blood must stay in the ICU. The cost of medical treatment is about 7,000,000 won, which is about 210,000 Thai Baht. Her relatives came to contact the consulate. The Royal Thai Embassy in Seoul expects the consulate to negotiate with the hospital to reduce costs. When patients are allowed to return home, she must travel back to Thailand due to illegal work.
The Ministry of Labor also reminded Thai migrant workers to work legally. If you go to work illegally, workers will not receive any benefits from the government, either in the case of illness or death. For more information, please contact 1506 Department of Employment.
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