Chonburi immigration raids factory, arrests 6 Chinese tourists working as managers without work permits

[webfact]

Picture: Siam Rath

 

On April 26, 2023, Colonel Prinya Klinkasorn, Superintendent of Immigration in Chonburi Province, received information that Chinese tourists were illegally working in the area.

 

He instructed a joint operation with the Chonburi Provincial Employment Office, reported Siam Rath

 

The team discovered six Chinese individuals, five men and one woman, working in a factory producing cardboard boxes, telephones, CCTV cameras, and small electronic devices. They were all found to have tourist visas and no work permits, yet held managerial positions.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Colonel Prinya stated that the arrest was in line with the policy to crack down on illegal activities, as ordered by Pol. Gen. Surachet Hakpal, deputy commander in chief of the police.

 

The incident also revealed that some Chinese nationals had applied for visas through a hidden travel agent and worked illegally as supervisors and managers without permission.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The police detained all six individuals, Mr. Li Huajun, Mr. Chen Jinyu, Mrs. Zhang Na, Mr. Yan Yuju, Xi Xiaoyong, and Mr. Sun Kwang, and sent them to the Ban Bueng Police Station for prosecution.

 

They were charged with "working without a work permit" in the Kingdom.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

This incident serves as a reminder to all visitors to obtain proper documentation before engaging in any work-related activities in Thailand.

 

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[Geoffggi]

Good work I hope they will also be black-listed from returning

[mania]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

They were charged with "working without a work permit" in the Kingdom.

Why not nail the business owner too?

[2baht]

The insurgency continues!

[Karma80]

I'm not entirely certain why the Chinese are making all the headlines. Come to Phuket and have a go at the Russians working without a work permit. Share the love.

[sammieuk1]

Makes you wonder how many politicians are also on tourist visas the tentacles of Xi stretch far and wide here ????

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, mania said:

Why not nail the business owner too?

Never happens.

[topt]

6 hours ago, mania said:

Why not nail the business owner too?

Absolutely - who paid them..........

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

factory producing cardboard boxes, telephones, CCTV cameras, and small electronic devices.

If the picture is actually of the factory looks like quite a bit of investment in machinery......

[xtrnuno41]

Fast positive propaganda for immigration, needs it. But the owner being punished, further investigation? That would be another section? All hidden of course in Thai company set up. 

[JimmyJ]

"The incident also revealed that some Chinese nationals had applied for visas through a hidden travel agent and worked illegally as supervisors and managers without permission."

 

"...a hidden travel agent"?

Wot?

[Confuscious]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

On April 26, 2023, Colonel Prinya Klinkasorn, Superintendent of Immigration in Chonburi Province, received information that Chinese tourists were illegally working in the area.

That has always been my thaught.
If any official department starts an action, there has been a whistleblower sending the information to them.
Expect to read in a few days about a corpe found burned to death in an orchard somewhere nearby.