Some 30,000 migrant workers in Thailand may have been exploited and not paid in full

[geovalin]

The Interior Ministry has expressed concern that some 30,000 migrants workers who were working in Thailand last year were exploited to work longer hours or their salaries were not fully paid due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

National Committee for Counter Trafficking in Persons permanent vice-chairwoman Chou Bun Eng said yesterday at the anti-Human Trafficking forum that it is better for Cambodians to be in the Kingdom rather than going out of the country to work and struggling to make a living during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

She said the government was taking great pains to pay $30 every month to the thousands of garment workers across the country during the pandemic as they only got 50% of their salaries from their employers. “Even paying the $30 per worker is a big amount for the government. They should think carefully which is more beneficial, whether staying in the country or migrating to work in another country,” she said.

 

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[steven100]

huh   !   who would have ever thought  ....      thai cheats again.

[ozimoron]

Just now, steven100 said:

huh   !   who would have ever thought  ....      thai cheats again.

Do the usual suspects ever get tired of bashing Thais? Exactly the same happens every day in Australia and in large numbers. I read about wage thieves almost every day, whether farmers, restauranteurs, delivery services, etc

[soi3eddie]

28 minutes ago, geovalin said:

She said the government was taking great pains to pay $30 every month to the thousands of garment workers across the country during the pandemic as they only got 50% of their salaries from their employers. “Even paying the $30 per worker is a big amount for the government. They should think carefully which is more beneficial, whether staying in the country or migrating to work in another country,” she said.

So basically, if the migrant workers think they are being cheated they should get the hell out of Thailand to another country as the Thai government doesn't want to enforce employment rules against unscrupulous employers. Sad.