Migrant workers banned from entering or leaving Phuket

[webfact]

Migrant workers banned from entering or leaving Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

The movement of migrant workers into or out of Phuket has been banned by order of the provincial government.

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued an order for employers of migrant workers to not move any migrant workers into or out of the province.

 

Governor Narong explained in the order, issued yesterday (Dec 23) and announced after 8pm last night, that as the outbreak of COVID-19 in Samut Sakhon and other provinces posed a threat to health of people on the island, the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) had ordered all provincial governments to strictly control the movement of people in each province.  

 

As such, to issue increase the measures to protect and control the COVID-19 virus outbreak the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee had agreed to issue the following order:

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/migrant-workers-banned-from-entering-or-leaving-phuket-78437.php

 

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[RichardColeman]

Sounds like they will be rounding them up and building internment camps for them soon.

[klauskunkel]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Migrant workers banned from entering or leaving Phuket

That's worse than the Hotel California! 

[ChipButty]

Should be everybody not allowed to leave the island why just pick on the Burmese? 

[ChipButty]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Sounds like they will be rounding them up and building internment camps for them soon.

They wont do that, they will have to feed them

[connda]

On 12/24/2020 at 10:20 AM, RichardColeman said:

Sounds like they will be rounding them up and building internment camps for them soon.

First migrants who Thais see a lower than dirt.
Next farangs who all "pose a threat to Thai national security"...and who they see a lower than dirt.

"You must move to camp for safety.  Quick quick."