Department of Employment issues reminder about jobs in Thailand prohibited to foreigners

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Work permit. File Photo

 

By Online Reporter

 

A recent story about a Korean national in Thailand who had begun working as a barber sparked much debate among Thai netizens.

 

The barber, who cut hair in the style of stars from hit Korean TV shows, ever popular in Thailand, went viral on the social media platform TikTok.

 

His sudden popularity led scores of comments from users informing the barber that he was actually breaking the law.

 

In response to the incident, the Department of Employment issued a statement to clarify that under Thai employment law, foreigners are prohibited from engaging in certain occupations.

 

Full story: https://www.huahintoday.com/thailand-news/department-of-employment-issues-reminder-about-jobs-in-thailand-prohibited-to-foreigners/

 

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[mtls2005]

Dang, I had my sights set on a career in Salt Farming.

 

 

 

 

[RandolphGB]

Someone needs to drag Thailand into the 21st century 

[mtls2005]

4 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

Someone needs to drag Thailand into the 21st century 

Once they've been dragged into the 20th century.

 

 

[GroveHillWanderer]

17 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Dang, I had my sights set on a career in Salt Farming.

Yeah, my dream of earning a comfortable living making utensils from chicken feathers goes out the window too. ????

[ezzra]

I wonder if Thai people overseas are barred from certain professions and treated with bias and prejudice as foreigners are here...

[jak2002003]

2 minutes ago, ezzra said:

I wonder if Thai people overseas are barred from certain professions and treated with bias and prejudice as foreigners are here...

Yes they are.  You think a Thai person can go on holiday to UK or American and then get a job there or start their own business?  

 

 

[RafPinto]

What's about all those Youtubers?

They come here and start straight away a youtube channel.

They live here and that is their source of income.

 

Work permit???

[7491]

24 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

Someone needs to drag Thailand into the 21st century 

That’s a job reserved for Thais

[mtls2005]

2 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

American and then get a job there or start their own business? 

Yes.

 

Plenty of illegal thais in the U.S.

[hughrection]

24 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

Someone needs to drag Thailand into the 21st century

When I arrived here 19 years ago, I remember reading this and the reason was that Thais were not yet ready to compete.

Roll on almost 2 decades later and they still ...... are not ready to compete. LOL ????

[mtls2005]

Just now, 7491 said:

That’s a job reserved for Thais

Nah, they'd hire migrant labor for that thankless job.

[Gandtee]

12 minutes ago, 7491 said:

That’s a job reserved for Thais

So that puts paid to my business of cleaning out bird droppings in cuckoo clocks.

[Lemsta69]

56 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

Someone needs to drag Thailand into the 21st century 

we won't be able to afford to live here if that happens. it'll become like Singapore, expensive dull and boring.

[ThailandRyan]

39 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

Yes they are.  You think a Thai person can go on holiday to UK or American and then get a job there or start their own business?  

 

 

I know many Thais that went to the US, picked up jobs, and even opened up their own businesses, many of them opened up Thai Restaurants and then bought houses and land.....try again

[RobinV]

1 hour ago, jak2002003 said:

Yes they are.  You think a Thai person can go on holiday to UK or American and then get a job there or start their own business?  

 

 

A few Thai millionaires did just that in Australia. Started on student visas mainly.

[Doctor Tom]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

I wonder if Thai people overseas are barred from certain professions and treated with bias and prejudice as foreigners are here...

In UK, yes 

[Doctor Tom]

1 hour ago, jak2002003 said:

Yes they are.  You think a Thai person can go on holiday to UK or American and then get a job there or start their own business?  

 

 

Well they can't in the UK, I can't speak for the US

[kingstonkid]

Until Thais are able to compete they will always be protected.  That is the problem with ASEAN one of it's premise is that member countries will allow people to compete equally for jobs.

 

As long jobs are protected people will think that they are safe and do not have to improve.

 

 

 

 

[Tuvoc]

1 hour ago, RafPinto said:

What's about all those Youtubers?

They come here and start straight away a youtube channel.

They live here and that is their source of income.

 

Work permit???

 

I think from what I've read it is one of those things that is against the law but they turn a blind eye to it presumably because it promotes Thailand (mainly). They should be paying taxes as well ?

[khunpa]

OMG! A foreigner who is good and very successful at his profession. Deport and ban him at once!!

 

No need to learn or evolve from those damn foreigners!

 

 

[SymS]

Quote

2. Driving motor vehicles

That was close... I'm glad I'm just moving around riding my bicycle. I almost bought a car last year!

 

Quote

23 Peddling

Damn! Guilty as charged!

[Lee4Life]

2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Dang, I had my sights set on a career in Salt Farming.

 

 

 

 

Maybe you can settle for being a Rickshaw driver....Wait a minute, #2 seems to prohibit that, and Pedicabs.

[rbkk]

Thailand 4.0 will not be attainable with protectionist laws such as this.

[pops1]

Racist zenophobic anti capitalist protectionist garbage

[outsider]

7 minutes ago, rbkk said:

Thailand 4.0 will not be attainable with protectionist laws such as this.

Thailand 4.0 - only colours, fonts and design of the landing page changed. Everything else including algorithm, logic, navigation, UI and UX remain same same like Thailand 1.0 'beta version' krub pom

[candide]

2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Dang, I had my sights set on a career in Salt Farming.

 

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

Yeah, my dream of earning a comfortable living making utensils from chicken feathers goes out the window too. ????

I was putting hoping to make a living from Cigarette rolling by hand ????. Well the good news in that giraffe combing is not prohibited! ????

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, candide said:

 

I was putting hoping to make a living from Cigarette rolling by hand ????. Well the good news in that giraffe combing is not prohibited! ????

I am trying to find a job as a Panda petter, or would that be seen as being a busker or panhandler, another job only a Thai can do.........

[josephbloggs]

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

I wonder if Thai people overseas are barred from certain professions and treated with bias and prejudice as foreigners are here...

Of course they are.  If a foreigner wants to work in the UK they need a work permit and to get a work permit they have to be skilled and, almost exactly like here:

 

To qualify for a Skilled Worker visa, you must:

- work for a UK employer that’s been approved by the Home Office

- have a ‘certificate of sponsorship’ from your employer with information about the role you’ve been offered in the UK

- do a job that’s on the list of eligible occupations

-be paid a minimum salary - how much depends on the type of work you do

And, guess what, hair dresser is not one of the eligible occupations in the UK either.

Seriously what kind of reality do you live in when you think we are discriminated against for needing to be highly skilled in a specialist industry to be granted a work permit?  It is normal.

https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A recent story about a Korean national in Thailand who had begun working as a barber sparked much debate among Thai netizens.

Heinous crime..