The Thai Cabinet‘s recent decision to extend employment contracts for over 200,000 migrant workers has alleviated concerns about a domestic labour shortage.

 

Poj Aramwattananont, vice-chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce and president of the Labour and Skill Development Committee, said the move addresses management issues related to migrant workers while easing the worker shortage in industries requiring intensive labour or involving dangerous, dirty, or difficult jobs.

 

The decision eases financial pressure on both employers and employees. Poj said…

 

“The economy is recovering as the country opened up following the pandemic. The clear engine driving the economy is labour, and the development of human capital is important at all levels.”

 

Thailand is facing structural problems, with severe shortages in both the quantity and quality of labour, especially in the tourism, service, construction and real estate, food processing, and small business sectors. These sectors have a high demand for a large number of workers to support the country’s economic growth.

 

“The chamber and the Federation of Thai Industries [FTI], together with the Labour Ministry and the Department of Employment, have joined forces to accelerate the resolution through a memorandum of understanding [MoU].”

 

The Cabinet approved a Labour Ministry proposal on the management of migrant workers in two groups: an MoU on foreign workers from Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, and an agreement on foreign workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. The approval was based on a Cabinet resolution from July 5, 2022, and another dated February 7, 2023.

As a result, these workers can continue to work in Thailand until July 2023.

 

By Alex Morgan

Caption: Image via Facebook, ASEAN NOW Thailand

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/business/thai-cabinet-extends-migrant-worker-contracts-easing-labour-shortage-fears

 

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22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The approval was based on a Cabinet resolution from July 5, 2022, and another dated February 7, 2023.

As a result, these workers can continue to work in Thailand until July 2023

The lucky workers have a month before eviction. ????

There's no Labour shortage here; just Millions of Bone Idle Thai Men who will not get off their A+++s   !