On September 21, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the progress on helping the Thai women who requested help on social media. She said that she was tricked into selling services and asked for help to return to Thailand. As soon as the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha heard the news, he was also concerned about her safety. He instructed the Ministry of Labour to coordinate with relevant agencies to immediately bring the Thai woman back to Thailand. The Labour Minister instructed the labour ambassador to coordinate with the Royal Thai Embassy in Abu Dhabi for immediate assistance. The report by Mrs. Plida Ruamkham (Minister-Counselor (on labour) said that for the latest updates yesterday (September 20, 2021) at around 17.30 hours, there was coordination with the Royal Thai Embassy in Abu Dhabi to help bring the Thai woman out successfully and safely. Mr. Warawut Phupinya, Ambassador of Thailand to Abu Dhabi, ordered Mr. Chairat Siriwat, Consul-General of Thailand in Dubai, to expedite the coordination for the Thai woman to travel back to Thailand from Dubai, traveling to Bangkok by Emirates Airlines flight EK384 at 02.50 hours today (September 21, 2021). She will arrive in Thailand at 12.30 hours on the same day and then undergo the 14-day quarantine according to the Department of Disease Control measures.
Mr. Suchart said that when this Thai woman arrives in Thailand, she must undergo a 14-day quarantine as prescribed by the Department of Disease Control. The Ministry of Labour will then support finding employment by providing jobs in Sa Kaeo province that meets her needs. As for the prosecution of social media posts that defrauded the Thai woman, the Coordination Center for the Crime Suppression of Job Seekers at the Department of Employment will proceed to find the source of the offender to prosecute under the law. It will also raise awareness to the public to warn Thai workers who wish to work abroad, to do so legally. There are five methods: 1) The Department of Employment as the dispatcher. 2) Using employment agencies for delivery. 3) Employers in Thailand deploying their employees. 4) Employers in Thailand sending their employees to do internships abroad, and 5) Job seekers reporting their travel abroad by themselves. Such workers are encouraged to apply for membership to the fund to help job seekers work abroad because they will be protected by the law, earn reasonable wages, and be taken care of according to their eligible rights.
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Division of Public Relations
21 September 2021
