Crime 55 Illegal Foreign Workers Detained at Chinese Construction Site in Sriracha

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of พัทยา จุดเกิดเหตุ 

 

Authorities in Chonburi launched a crackdown, raiding a construction site linked to a Chinese development project and arresting 55 illegal migrant workers, including engineers and labourers.

 

The operation, led by Mr. Phuwakorn Tosingkorn, Director of the Chonburi Provincial Employment Office, was carried out in coordination with officials from the Central Employment Registration Office, the Chonburi Labour Office, Immigration Police, the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), and the Anti-Human Trafficking Division (Sub-Division 2).

 

The raid targeted a factory construction site in Moo 5, Khao Khansong Subdistrict, Sriracha District. Officials discovered 27 Chinese nationals, 23 Myanmar nationals (21 men and 2 women), and 5 Cambodian nationals, all working without proper permits or in violation of the terms of their work visas.

 

All 55 individuals were immediately detained and transferred to Bo Win Police Station to face legal action for violating the Royal Decree on the Management of Foreign Workers’ Employment, B.E. 2560 (2017) and its subsequent amendments. Offences fall under Section 8 of the Act, with penalties outlined in Section 101.

 

Authorities have also filed charges against the employer for hiring foreign nationals without valid work permits or assigning them to unauthorised roles, in contravention of Section 9 of the same Royal Decree, punishable under Section 102.

 

Officials stressed that further investigations are underway to locate and prosecute those responsible for the illegal employment practices, aiming to ensure strict compliance with Thai labour laws.

 

This operation forms part of an ongoing nationwide effort to regulate migrant labour and crack down on human trafficking and exploitation in the construction sector.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from พัทยา จุดเกิดเหตุ 2025-07-18

 

 

 

[scubascuba3]

Until they prosecute the employer with heavy fines this won't stop

[jacko45k]

Can the 5 Cambodians be returned to  their own country amidst the current bad sentiments!

[topt]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Until they prosecute the employer with heavy fines this won't stop

Agreed but it is not often in these kind of releases that they report this so a step in the right direction -

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Authorities have also filed charges against the employer for h

One has to wonder if it is because the employer was also foreign (perhaps Chinese?)

[JimHuaHin]

Shock!!   Horror!!  Surprised, not.

 

Your daily article on bad Chinese businesses and illegal Chinese workers in Thailand.

 

Tomorrow's article would be about ... business A in province B.

 

Is there anything that is not corrupt in Thailand?

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, JimHuaHin said:

Is there anything that is not corrupt in Thailand?

It would appear not.... the recent scandal with the extorted naughty Monks is now in the International media.