webfact Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Employers promised to arrange documentation for some workers, but others remained in custody wondering their fate.Thai authorities arrested about 1,000 construction workers in the central province of Ayutthaya, at least 400 of whom are undocumented Cambodians, for working illegally, Radio Free Asia has learned. Sources told RFA that some of the workers were released after their employers promised to arrange legal documents for them. Hundreds were still waiting for their release as of Wednesday evening, said Leung Sophon, a labor relations and human rights project officer at the Phnom Penh-based Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights, or CENTRAL. They hope that their employers can arrange work permits for them as well. “All the workers have different bosses,” Leung Sophon told RFA Khmer. “Some have been assured by their employers that they will be able to return to work, as they have promised the Thai police that they would provide them with legal documents or visas, but most of them did not have valid papers at the time of their arrest.” By RFA Khmer Top picture: Cambodian migrant construction workers wait for their transport home outside a building site in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 12, 2016. Dake Kang/AP Full story: Radio Free Asia 2023-10-14 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted October 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: Thai authorities arrested about 1,000 construction workers in the central province of Ayutthaya, at least 400 of whom are undocumented Cambodians, for working illegally, How many employers arrested ? 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted October 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: “All the workers have different bosses,” Leung Sophon told RFA Khmer. “Some have been assured by their employers that they will be able to return to work, as they have promised the Thai police that they would provide them with legal documents or visas, but most of them did not have valid papers at the time of their arrest.” Only in Thailand, employers giving work to illegal migrants. Get caught nothing happens, just sort out the paper-work Thailand should be back at the top of people trafficking list again. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2baht Posted October 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2023 So, who's going to build Thailand now??? ???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daejung Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 17 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Only in Thailand, employers giving work to illegal migrants. It happens in Europe too 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie999 Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Bit racist singling out Cambodians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Aussie999 said: Bit racist singling out Cambodians. It would be almost all Myanmar where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Meanwhile thousands of Thais work illegally in Korea and Australia etc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, proton said: Meanwhile thousands of Thais work illegally in Korea and Australia etc And ISRAEL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 How about they start arresting the employers and the agents, then the place will grind to a halt, 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 There's a shortage of hotel workers because most Thais are lazy & prefer to watch the rice grow rather than work. Samui would collapse if it weren't for Myanmar workers supplementing the paucity of English speakers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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