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INN reported from the Khao San Road and neighboring Soi Rambutree last night when Region 1 immigration police conducted a sting.

 

They had received complaints from Thais about illegal migrants taking Thai jobs.

 

They were selling roti and kebabs - jobs reserved for Thai people only.

 

Immigration held a meeting and formulated a plan - they intended to go in pretending to be tourists.

 

In Soi Rambutree they announced they were from immigration and showed their badges.

 

Eleven people from Myanmar were arrested without passports or work permits.

 

Many migrants fled the scene abandoning their stalls.

 

The media said Article 8 of a 2017 law amended in 2018 forbids the selling of roti, kebabs and other items.

 

Those arrested said they were taking in 1,000 to 1,500 baht a day  before overheads were deducted.

 

They were selling to Thais and foreign tourists.

 

This activity was causing considerable trouble to Thais in the area who were legally selling their wares.

 

The migrants were all charged with illegal entry and illegal work and taken away.

 

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Seems that all jobs here in Thailand are Jobs only a Thai can do, from cutting hair to selling Kebabs.  Seems that the Thai's want to keep the other asean countries people stomped completely beneath there feet........this is ridiculous......only jobs a Thai can do, and just how many Thais will do these jobs.....very few.  Next it will be foreigners can only hire Thai's to be housekeepers, yet Thai's can hire those from cambodia, myanmar, and laos....

List from a website

 

watch out for #33

 

Quote

 

The following occupations are strictly reserved exclusively for Thai nationals only and are not allowed to be exercised by foreigners:

1. Labor work except labor work in fishing boats. The said work which is forbidden to aliens shall not apply to aliens who have entered into Thailand under an agreement on hire of labor concluded between the Government of Thailand and other nations, and also aliens whose status has been prescribed as legal immigrant and who possess a residence certificate under the law governing immigration.
2. Agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, or fishery, except work requiring expertise, specialized work, or farm supervision work
3. Bricklaying, carpentry or other construction work
4. Wood carving
5. Driving motor vehicles, driving a non-mechanically propelled carrier or driving a mechanically propelled carrier, except for piloting international aircraft
6. Shop/Outlet attendance
7. Auction
8. Supervising, auditing or providing services in accounting, except internal auditing on occasions
9. Cutting or polishing diamond or precious stones
10. Haircutting, hairdressing or beauty treatment
11. Cloth weaving by hand
12. Mat weaving or utensil making from reeds, rattan, hemp, straw or bamboo pellicle
13. Mulberry paper making by hand
14. Lacquerware making
15. Making Thai musical instruments
16. Nielloware making
17. Gold ornaments, silverware or pink gold making
18. Bronze ware making
19. Thai doll making
20. Mattress and quilt blanket making
21. Alms bowl making
22. Hand making of silk products
23. Buddha image making
24. Knife making
25. Paper or cloth umbrella making
26. Shoemaking
27. Hat making
28. Brokerage or agency work, except broker or agency work in international trade
29. Civil engineering works concerning design and calculation, organization, research, project planning, testing, construction supervision or advising, excluding work requiring special expertise
30. Architectural work concerning designing, drawing of plans, cost estimating, construction directing or advising
31. Dressmaking
32. Pottery or ceramic ware making
33. Cigarette rolling by hand
34. Tour guide or sightseeing tour operation
35. Street vending
36. Typesetting of Thai characters
37. Silk reeling and twisting by hand
38. Clerical and secretarial work
39. Legal service or lawsuit work

Note: As per the Cabinet’s Resolutions, foreign workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have been given an indulgence to work in Thailand in 2 occupations:

1. Labor work
2. Domestic work

This regulation was modified and a new announcement was made in June 2018 on the Ministry of labor website.

 

 

About time Thailand joined the 20th 21st century

6 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

List from a website

 

watch out for #33

 

 

Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 38 could see any farang who has a house, arrested and deported in 24 hours. 

13 minutes ago, nigelforbes said:

Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 38 could see any farang who has a house, arrested and deported in 24 hours. 

I've never seen or heard of a farang arrested and deported for workign on their private (residential) property. That is not what the law intends. It intends stopping people working on other people's properties, hence taking away work from Thais who would normally be paid to do that work. 

2 minutes ago, DavisH said:

I've never seen or heard of a farang arrested and deported for workign on their private (residential) property. That is not what the law intends. It intends stopping people working on other people's properties, hence taking away work from Thais who would normally be paid to do that work. 

Could, I wrote could!

Are they joking? Can't even find one Thai waiter, even with salary of 20K offered, on islands.

25 minutes ago, nigelforbes said:

Numbers 1, 2, 3 and 38 could see any farang who has a house, arrested and deported in 24 hours. 

Long ago was the exact story: police arrested foreigner for fixing a fence at his house. Police claimed he should assign this task to local. 

13 minutes ago, nigelforbes said:

Could, I wrote could!

No it couldn't unless you were being paid for the work. 

 

It clearly states, 'the following OCCUPATIONS'. Doing work on your own house/property would not be classified as an occupation ie. a job.

Edited February 9, 20233 yr by kamma
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Pathetic

I could understand it, if there were hundreds of Thais waiting to step into those jobs.

 

But there are not.

 

What has happened is that hundreds of people who bought the food daily now cannot, hundreds of people who were willing to supply that food and work hard to do it, and who gains from it all?

 

Nobody.

 

To quote Charles Dickens who wrote Oliver Twist in 1838,

 

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/the-law-is-an-ass.html

 

When Mr. Bumble, the unhappy spouse of a domineering wife, is told in court that "...the law supposes that your wife acts under your direction", replies:

"If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass - a idiot".

So selling yourself on a street corner if not Thai is allowed as an occupation or is that found under the Street Vending that only a Thai can do.....asking for a monger friend.

2 hours ago, kamma said:

No it couldn't unless you were being paid for the work. 

 

An occupation doesn't require remuneration, as in volunteer.

2 hours ago, kamma said:

No it couldn't unless you were being paid for the work. 

 

It clearly states, 'the following OCCUPATIONS'. Doing work on your own house/property would not be classified as an occupation ie. a job.

Being paid has nothing to do with it, you need a work permit for voluntary work too.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Eleven people from Myanmar were arrested without passports or work permits.

 

Many migrants fled the scene abandoning their stalls.

So it wasn't so well planned after all?

3 hours ago, webfact said:

kebabs - jobs reserved for Thai people only.

Nop. Turkish Restaurants does.????

All very inconvenient ... gut-full of Leo, staggering about, tonguing for a greasy chilli soaked kebab, half to spill down my very cool newly bought street market t-shirt, the rest to be thrown-up later only to find all the seller had just been banged-up for being naughty!!!!

Edited February 9, 20233 yr by Tropposurfer

The eternal question "What qualifies as the job in Thailand?"

And the most popular mistake farangs do: to lecture policeman about the subject. Been there done that )

 

PS: buy roti and kebobs at KSR? Yuck! Even pad-thai looks disgusting there, but roti and kebobs? 

Edited February 9, 20233 yr by NativeBob

49 minutes ago, NativeBob said:

The eternal question "What qualifies as the job in Thailand?"

And the most popular mistake farangs do: to lecture policeman about the subject. Been there done that )

 

PS: buy roti and kebobs at KSR? Yuck! Even pad-thai looks disgusting there, but roti and kebobs? 

When your drunk apparently anything hits the spot, even the BBQ'd scorpions ???? 

Edited February 9, 20233 yr by ThailandRyan

5 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

List from a website

 

watch out for #33

 

 

So now I have to get a Thai to roll my cigarettes for me? ????

Thai kebabs are ????

Elephant in room = thousands of Burmese construction workers as Thais won't do it.

 

 

3 minutes ago, freedomnow said:

Elephant in room = thousands of Burmese construction workers as Thais won't do it.

 

 

Don't forget that many of those workers are Cambodian as well.  Many have more money than many Thais as they know how to save and not spend what they make as fast as they obtain it.......