Lite Beer Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Migrants criticise Thailand's work permit costsBANGKOK: -- Few Myanmar migrant workers have their work permits extended at the one-stop-service office in Mae Sot, in Tak province, citing the expensive costs, according to Moe Kyo, chairperson of the Joint Action Committee for Burmese Affairs.The one-year work permits, so-called pink cards among the migrants, can be obtained at the office in line with Thailand's policy to crack down illegal workforce. The one-year card costs Bt3,160 (US$98) with children costing Bt1,120 each.Moe Kyo said that the cost is too high given that no worker in Mae Sot enjoys the minimum wage of Bt300 and most earn Bt80-Bt180 a day. He questioned if Thailand wants to take advantage of the migrants. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Migrants-criticise-Thailands-work-permit-costs-30257837.html -- The Nation 2015-04-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Why are children paying for a work permit? Also why does someone from Myanmar pay more for a work permit than I do? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeverSure Posted April 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2015 "...and most earn Bt80-Bt180 a day." Sickening. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sawati Posted April 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2015 They use them as slaves... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post greenchair Posted April 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2015 Burma is rising. If they stay on track with their democratic goals. Ten years from now they will be making more money in their own country. It will be interesting to see how this flip flop will play out. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 many thai middle & rich, prefer to pay as least as possible for a living maid they can order around 24/7 they probably spend more on a restaurant visit / handbag / fake white cream product than the pittance of salary they pay their modern SLAVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LuckyLew Posted April 11, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2015 They are paying for a work permit but still getting slave wages Only in Thailand Disgusting 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealbash Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 They are paying for a work permit but still getting slave wages Only in Thailand Disgusting Or they could just stay home in their own country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 80 baht a day! Considering the wage is so small and the cost of a work permit so huge they would be better off staying home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cylon Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 But Asean should see an end to these charges ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 As Myanmar workers are supposed to have a minimum income of 25,000 Baht per month to get a work permit, I wonder how they get round that if only getting as little as 80 Baht per day. Do they not have to show any proof at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Not only do the Thai's want slave labour....they want to rob them as well ! Disgustingly amazing Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FangFerang Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Slavery and human trafficking are encouraged by this policy....and everyone knows it, except the PM.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsdermatter Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 According to maidee, "...many thai middle & rich, prefer to pay as least as possible for a living maid..." I wonder how much they would pay for a dead maid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teambum Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Most Burmese come to Thailand to stay alive, an option not available to them in Burma. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issanaus Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Most Burmese come to Thailand to stay alive, an option not available to them in Burma. The current situation there suggests that things maybe getting worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 The item they are talking about is NOT a work permit which is a blue book. The item is a special combined visa / wp only for migrant workers from surrounding countries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishoak Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 "...and most earn Bt80-Bt180 a day." Sickening. They at least have a chance to earn more, or so they think until getting here. The truly sickening thing is everyones so bothered about the work permit yet no one is that bothered about the min wage being abused and withheld from these people. Charging someone to work as a slave is basically what they are doing and that is indeed sickening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealbash Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Most Burmese come to Thailand to stay alive, an option not available to them in Burma. The current situation there suggests that things maybe getting worse! On what information do you make that statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy B Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 No one should have to pay for a work permit. All people employed should be go to a labour office with their paper work to be put in the database and be given a card to provide their employment details. I think they are maybe hitting the Myanmar workers harder because they will not get any tax payments from them at the end financial year as they will not have earned enough money............so get as much up front. Children should not have to pay anything as for one they are not being employed but if they are then it is nothing more than slave labour/sweater shop tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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