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3,000 Vietnamese allowed to work in Thailand for one year

BANGKOK, 11 November 2015 (NNT) – About 3,000 Vietnamese migrants will be legally allowed to work in Thailand for one year.


The cabinet approved the Ministry of Labor's proposal for migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to be employed in fish processing factories and others in fishery sector in 22 coastal provinces.

Thiat is part of the government measure to solve problems related to illegal fishing. In addition, the cabinet also approved the registration for some 3,000 Vietnamese migrant workers who held tourist visas to Thailand before February 10, 2015.

The Vietnamese will be given legal permission to work in Thailand for one year as fisherman, laborer, housemaid or restaurant worker, following a Memorandum of Understanding earlier reached between Thailand and Vietnam.

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So what exactly is changing on January 1st in terms of ASEAN? I thought one of the aspects was freedom of movement between member countries without the need for work permits etc. for ASEAN citizens.

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So what exactly is changing on January 1st in terms of ASEAN? I thought one of the aspects was freedom of movement between member countries without the need for work permits etc. for ASEAN citizens.

The free movement is only supposed to be for skilled and specialized labor. There won't be many changes after 31st December, many of the rules are already in full swing, the 31st is more supposed to be the deadline when it all is supposed to be working flawlessly.

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So what exactly is changing on January 1st in terms of ASEAN? I thought one of the aspects was freedom of movement between member countries without the need for work permits etc. for ASEAN citizens.

No it only applies to 'Skilled Labour' in certain professions. Even then, there are various controls which mitigate against this. It is estimated that between 0.3 and 1.4% of the workforce would be covered by the current mobility agreements once the qualification recognition frameworks are finalized.

http://cxcglobal.asia/labour-mobility-asean-2015-integration-seen-limited/

http://www.straitstimes.com/business/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-asean-economic-community

Labour mobility for skilled workers is another issue.

Between 2005 and 2012, Asean countries signed mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) in six sectors - engineering, nursing, architecture, medicine, dentistry and tourism - as well as framework arrangements on MRAs in surveying and accounting to help facilitate cross-border labour mobility. These agreements allow each member country to recognise education and experience, licences and certificates granted in another country.
But implementation in this area has been slow because in practice, existing national legislation and regulations run counter to regional commitments to labour mobility and discourage cross-border movements by professionals.

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I know of 1 from Laos whom has been working in the restaurant industry for 6 years, so good news for her huh, a special like for the OP who mentioned the other 20k or more doing same, maybe she wont have to do border runs every 30 days ya think as she has been doing and maybe she might get a wp for real this time LMAO.

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So what exactly is changing on January 1st in terms of ASEAN? I thought one of the aspects was freedom of movement between member countries without the need for work permits etc. for ASEAN citizens.

No it only applies to 'Skilled Labour' in certain professions. Even then, there are various controls which mitigate against this. It is estimated that between 0.3 and 1.4% of the workforce would be covered by the current mobility agreements once the qualification recognition frameworks are finalized.

http://cxcglobal.asia/labour-mobility-asean-2015-integration-seen-limited/

http://www.straitstimes.com/business/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-asean-economic-community

Labour mobility for skilled workers is another issue.

Between 2005 and 2012, Asean countries signed mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) in six sectors - engineering, nursing, architecture, medicine, dentistry and tourism - as well as framework arrangements on MRAs in surveying and accounting to help facilitate cross-border labour mobility. These agreements allow each member country to recognise education and experience, licences and certificates granted in another country.

But implementation in this area has been slow because in practice, existing national legislation and regulations run counter to regional commitments to labour mobility and discourage cross-border movements by professionals.

Cheers. So not much changing the for Joe Average. :rolleyes:

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So what exactly is changing on January 1st in terms of ASEAN? I thought one of the aspects was freedom of movement between member countries without the need for work permits etc. for ASEAN citizens.

Well know, Thailand wants the sugar without the vinegar, in other words it must be one way traffic for Thailand! They will keep the visa thing, because they make sh..loads out of it.

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So what exactly is changing on January 1st in terms of ASEAN? I thought one of the aspects was freedom of movement between member countries without the need for work permits etc. for ASEAN citizens.

The free movement is only supposed to be for skilled and specialized labor. There won't be many changes after 31st December, many of the rules are already in full swing, the 31st is more supposed to be the deadline when it all is supposed to be working flawlessly.

That will be the day,,,After the 31st the trouble just starts,,,

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I can't see why Thailand needs to import labour, they seem to be very busy here building empty resorts and condos flat out with burmese labour.

House maid from vietnam and fishermen sounds like exploitation / slave labour to me.

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