Over 700,000 Migrant Workers Pass the Employment Verification Process

 

          The Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General and deputy spokesperson Mrs. Petcharat Sin-uay gave a speech after the ministry’s eighth meeting of the year today (14 September 2017) at the ministry’s press conference room. She said, “Reports from all 100 foreign worker centers nationwide since 24 July to 7 August 2017, showed a total of 797,685 migrant workers from 198,332 employers; this comprised 461,458 Burmese workers, 235,757 Cambodian workers and 100,470 Laotian workers. The employment verification process from 8 August to 13 September 2017 screened 180,751 employers – 17,581 were a no-show. A total of 703,661 passed the verification process, whereas 19,967 did not pass and 74,057 workers are pending. Information was received from 110 centers nationwide, where 102 have completed the process and 8 are still in processes. The 8 include Lamphun, Nonthaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Suphan Buri, Chon Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Ranong which will complete the process by this 16 September.”

          “In the next steps, migrant workers will have to verify their citizenship according to their country’s individual processes. Burmese workers can proceed at any of the 9 centers in 8 provinces, which include 2 centers in Samut Sakhon and 1 in Samut Prakarn, Chiang Rai, Tak, Ranong, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Sawan and Songkhla. Service fees can be paid at the counter services and then the receipt can be used as evidence to proceed with the verification process. Laotian workers on the other hand will need to return and abide by the steps in the MOU, whereas Cambodian workers can continue in Bangkok, Rayong and Songkhla provinces. The Ministry of Labour will monitor the one stop services of each country to ensure that the target it met – if not, new measures may need to be implemented to meet the 31 December 2017 completion date,” added Mrs. Petcharat.

          The deputy spokesperson concluded, “After announcing the Royal Decree on Managing the Work of Aliens B.E. 2560, employers applied for an additional quota of 102,036 migrant workers through MOUs from the original figure of 697,340 workers. From today onwards, migrant workers being employed in Thailand must follow the MOU processes only.”