Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand get stay extension

The Thai cabinet has approved a proposal to allow four groups of migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to legally stay and work in the country until July 27 next year, in order to allow them to sort out their employment status and work permits as required by a previous order. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin, said the decision was reached at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

The government had previously resolved to allow migrant workers from these countries to temporarily stay and work in the country through three prior cabinet resolutions — dated Aug 20, 2019; Aug 4, 2020; and Nov 10, 2020.

There are also many migrant workers whose work permits expired after they failed to find a new employer within 30 days as required by law, after leaving or losing their previous jobs. Their permit extensions, however, are due to lapse soon, and with borders still closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many of these migrant workers risked becoming illegal if no action was taken.

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