Bang Yai City raid nets 36 illegal migrant workers



NONTHABURI: -- A combined force of 200 police, soldiers and district officials encircled Bang Yai City, a major shopping and commercial complex in Bang Yai district of Nonthaburi province this morning and rounded up over 200 migrant workers for checks of their work permits.

The raid by the combined force came after many people in the area and visitors complained to authorities that a large number of migrant workers are working there, and they suspected the workers might enter the country illegally.

The raid at 2 am today was led by Nonthaburi governor Nisit Chansomwong.

A total of 233 migrant workers comprising Myanmar, Laotians, Cambodians, were rounded up for checks.

Authorities said 197 foreign workers have official permits to work, but 36 others have no official documents to produce to authorities.

They were later escorted to Bang Yai police station for temporary detention on charge of illegal entry.

The governor said the raid was also conducted in response to the order of the Prime Minister to tighten grip on illegal migrant workers in the effort to prevent crimes, drug trafficking, and labour abuse problem.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/165576


-- Thai PBS 2016-06-01

Very good but what the people who hired them? Do they get a reward?

....oh please....

Nice little piece of grandstanding by the Governor of Nanthaburi.

I wonder how many Thais have set up business in cambodia with no wp and not paying taxes.

Wonder if the Cambodians report them?

Just wonder why this raid was dun by the Bang Yai police and not by immigration. Theire station is in the same amphur.

Maybe asking thus qeustions is answering it.