Mr. Anantachai Uthaiwattana The Director General of the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare revealed that 68 employees of the Myanmar nationality came to the Labor Protection and Welfare Office to take action against the employer, Chai Kititwat Ice Tube and Packing Co., Ltd., which operates ice production and distribution. Because employers pay for holiday work and overtime pay is not right, that immediately Complaints from employees Labor inspectors have taken the facts from the employee and the employer representative has concluded. Employees of Myanmar nationality came to work with 27 valid legal identification cards, 24 MOUs, and 17 unregistered ID cards. The employer made an appointment to pay the employee on the 24th. May 2018. In addition, 17 employed persons holding legal identity cards who are not legally registered and use fake cards. The card will be issued to people in the highlands who live in Thailand and who are not yet Thai citizens. This group of employees is not able to hold this card, so it has coordinated to control the employees to prosecute for the use of fake documents and came into the kingdom without permission at Samrong Nuea Provincial Police Office. The remaining employees do not wish to return to work with the employer. Labor inspectors have provided Housing for temporary workers. It’s easy to get paid from an employer.
The Director General said that on May 24, the employer has paid the wages and overtime to pay employees at the Office of Labor Protection and Welfare, Samut Prakan, according to the appointment. Employees who use fake ID cards have not been paid because they were arrested and unable to collect money. The employer will pay later. In the case of a counterfeit card, the employee claims that the employer has provided it. The investigator will proceed in the relevant section to extend the finding to the offender.
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