Thai Government Enforces Strict Measures on Illegal Employment Practices

[webfact]

On August 17th, 2024, Mr. Somchai Morakotsriwan, the Director-General of the Department of Employment, announced the “Locate, Arrest, Fine, and Deport” operation targeting illegal migrant workers. This nationwide effort involves collaboration between all relevant agencies.

The operation, which includes Thailand's Immigration Bureau, Tourist Police, Anti-Human Trafficking Division, and the Internal Security Operations Command from all provinces, aims to inspect, arrest, and prosecute employers and businesses that hire illegal foreign workers, according to Somchai.

It also seeks to educate employers and foreign workers on legal compliance and government resolutions over a 120-day period, said Somchai.

 

From June 5th to August 15th, 2024, covering 71 days, inspections were conducted in key economic areas such as Bangkok’s Phetchaburi Road, Suwinthawong, Saphan Sung, Lat Krabang, and Taling Chan, as well as in provinces like Uthai Thani, Ang Thong, Rayong, and Phetchaburi.

 

A total of 14,734 businesses employing migrant workers were inspected nationwide, leading to 503 prosecutions. Authorities checked 192,280 foreign workers, including 144,261 from Myanmar, 29,448 from Cambodia, 12,258 from Laos, 117 from Vietnam, and 6,196 from other nationalities. Of these, 1,314 workers faced legal action—818 from Myanmar, 201 from Cambodia, 180 from Laos, 24 from Vietnam, and 91 from other countries.

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-08-19

 

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By Kittisak Phalaharn

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The operation, which includes Thailand's Immigration Bureau, Tourist Police, Anti-Human Trafficking Division, and the Internal Security Operations Command from all provinces, aims to inspect, arrest, and prosecute employers and businesses that hire illegal foreign workers, according to Somchai

About time to address the two way street.

If Thai businesses were closed and owners jailed for hiring illegal migrants trafficking would eventually dry up as they would know not to come to Thailand..

Easy pickings arresting illegal workers and sending them home, but the next bus load are already on their way..

 

[ChipButty]

I've never heard of a Thai employer getting find for hiring illegals, and from what I know it's Thai's who bring most of them over the boarders, especially from Myanmar, 

 

Edited August 18 by ChipButty

[bradiston]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

On August 17th, 2024, Mr. Somchai Morakotsriwan, the Director-General of the Department of Employment, announced the “Locate, Arrest, Fine, and Deport” operation targeting illegal migrant workers. This nationwide effort involves collaboration between all relevant agencies.

The operation, which includes Thailand's Immigration Bureau, Tourist Police, Anti-Human Trafficking Division, and the Internal Security Operations Command from all provinces, aims to inspect, arrest, and prosecute employers and businesses that hire illegal foreign workers, according to Somchai.

It also seeks to educate employers and foreign workers on legal compliance and government resolutions over a 120-day period, said Somchai.

 

From June 5th to August 15th, 2024, covering 71 days, inspections were conducted in key economic areas such as Bangkok’s Phetchaburi Road, Suwinthawong, Saphan Sung, Lat Krabang, and Taling Chan, as well as in provinces like Uthai Thani, Ang Thong, Rayong, and Phetchaburi.

 

A total of 14,734 businesses employing migrant workers were inspected nationwide, leading to 503 prosecutions. Authorities checked 192,280 foreign workers, including 144,261 from Myanmar, 29,448 from Cambodia, 12,258 from Laos, 117 from Vietnam, and 6,196 from other nationalities. Of these, 1,314 workers faced legal action—818 from Myanmar, 201 from Cambodia, 180 from Laos, 24 from Vietnam, and 91 from other countries.

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-08-19

 

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By Kittisak Phalaharn

I read in the last UN report on migration in Thailand there were ~4,000,000 migrant workers working in Thailand. Nailing a few 100 might look good in a press release but is otherwise meaningless.

[nakhonandy]

7 hours ago, hotchilli said:

About time to address the two way street.

If Thai businesses were closed and owners jailed for hiring illegal migrants trafficking would eventually dry up as they would know not to come to Thailand..

Easy pickings arresting illegal workers and sending them home, but the next bus load are already on their way..

 

Completely agree.

It's the Thai businesses that are the main problem as they employ the illegals.

[BritScot]

Start persecuting workers because the owners do not want to pay for work permits will back fire as it has in the past. Have they forgotten the exodus of labourers last time.e they did this and thailands building industry ground to a halt!!

[retarius]

No measures are any good UNLESS you severely sanction the employers who hire the illegals.