Thailand to (slightly) narrow definition of work

[thedemon]

Interesting article received by email from a legal firm this morning.

http://www.naritlaw.com/Newsletter/article_may2015.htm

[JDGRUEN]

I could not find any explanation of a new 'narrow' ... only the words... no link to any narrowing phrases... Must have missed it..

[thedemon]

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I could not find any explanation of a new 'narrow' ... only the words... no link to any narrowing phrases... Must have missed it..

Read attachment or access online for more info

[ubonjoe]

This has been discussed before in a topic.

Your link dos not work. This one does. http://www.naritlaw.com/Resources/New%20Foreign%20Workers%20Act%20Interpretation_NARITLAW.pdf

[NancyL]

This has been discussed before in a topic.

Your link dos not work. This one does. http://www.naritlaw.com/Resources/New%20Foreign%20Workers%20Act%20Interpretation_NARITLAW.pdf

Ubonjoe -- do you have the link to the previous Thai Visa discussion of this March 2015 ruling? Frankly, it looks rather promising to me.

[ubonjoe]

I don't have it but it included a PDF from the department of employment that said what this part of the posted PDF states.

In response to this opinion of the Council of State, in March 2015 the Department of Employment issued the Notification Re Activities Not Considered Work under the Foreign Workers Act, B.E. 2551 (2008), under which the department explicitly clarifies that the following activities are not considered the “work” under the Act. This means a foreigner that is engaged in any of these activities is no longer required to obtain a work permit from the department or to notify the department for any work with a short period of time.

1. Attending a meeting or a seminar.

2. Attending a fair, an exhibition or a goods exhibition.

3. Making any visit to observe business or to meet and negotiate a business.

4. Attending special and academic lectures.

5. Attending technical training and seminars.

6. Purchasing goods in a good exhibition.

7. Attending a meeting of a board of director of one’s company