snoop1130 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Jobs forbidden for foreigners - Labor ministry says law is out of date and there will be changes The Labor Ministry as admitted that laws relating to what jobs should be reserved for Thais are well out of date. The ministry is therefore in the process of reviewing the 39 occupations to see which ones should be possible for foreigners to do in the future. A list of the forbidden 39 jobs was posted by Thaivisa at the weekend. It included hat and doll making, various jobs in construction like bricklaying and carpentry - even rolling cigarettes. Various jobs associated with driving, the law and other manufacturing was also off limits. In fact the only things that non-specialists could engage in were manual labor and housework. Ministry spokesman Woranon Peetiwan said that a consultative process would decide what jobs needed to be opened up to foreigners. He noted that many on the forbidden list Thais did not want to do anyway. Changing the list would also encourage investment. Investors would be attracted by the possibilities of an easily available and willing labor source. He cited the construction sector as an area that is particularly out of date. He said that foreigners are only allowed to be laborers but it is not sensible that, for example, they are not allowed to be bricklayers. He noted that was a dying art in Thailand. Woranon also announced that 100 job centers are set to be opened nationwide for fifteen days from July 24 to August 7th. The ministry wants illegal workers to register and be registered by employers. An amnesty has already been announced in Thailand to enable this to happen easily. The job centers will be places where employers can register their workers and suitable places with lots of parking are being organized by provincial governors. Eleven centers are being set up in Bangkok alone to cope with the estimated 300,000 foreign workers in the capital. Nationwide that figure is thought to be another 1.5 million. Woranon said that the centers in Bangkok would be able to cope with processing 2000 each per day during the 15 days of operation. Source: https://www.thairath.co.th/content/1009854 -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-7-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) I literally can't wait to see how they <deleted> this up, I'm almost certain that whatever they change it will be to the detriment of the country as a whole. Edited July 19, 2017 by ukrules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Woranon said that the centers in Bangkok would be able to cope with processing 2000 each per day during the 15 days of operation. Yeah, right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungbing Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 They are going to add people smuggling to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Its about time, my Thai security guard at my condo was getting tired of rolling my ciggarettes for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 24 minutes ago, ukrules said: I literally can't wait to see how they <deleted> this up, I'm almost certain that whatever they change it will be to the detriment of the country as a whole. They have never managed to get anything right so far. Why should this be an exception? This will end in tears for Thais and foreigners; nothing surer. Despots at work I am afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I'm surprised bar worker is not on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornredi Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 the thais are their own worst enemy, many people do not want to move to a country to just retire and sit and drink all day, they want to be active and start and run a business and pass on their skills to others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanng khao Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Looks like the old artists in burnt clay(bricklayers) are getting the green light, show these Bengal lancers how to build straight and plumb. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFarAndNear Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Should give foreigners with thai wife and children more possibilities like no foreign/thai worker quota. So you can at least work legal for the own family business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanng khao Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Biggest mistake you will ever make in Thailand. My advice would be ONLY to come here to sit and drink all day, preferably with a 20yo on your lap. Chok dee!God bless ya father, suppose you'd be up for a sprinkling of holy water on their face aswell...Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinot Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 21 minutes ago, Cadbury said: They have never managed to get anything right so far. Why should this be an exception? This will end in tears for Thais and foreigners; nothing surer. Despots at work I am afraid. That's so funny...I've used that same expression, "this will end in tears..." on another subject. They make terrible decisions...consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinot Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 18 minutes ago, bornredi said: the thais are their own worst enemy, many people do not want to move to a country to just retire and sit and drink all day, they want to be active and start and run a business and pass on their skills to others Yeah, but that's not what they want. Their incomprehensible rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 6 minutes ago, SoFarAndNear said: Should give foreigners with thai wife and children more possibilities like no foreign/thai worker quota. So you can at least work legal for the own family business. Would be a disaster in practice. Be open to all kinds of abuse. Marriages of convenience, sham marriages to be eligible for business ownerships and employments or just to be able to obtain non O visas and stay long term in the country, for the under 50s or those who don`t have 800000 baht for retirement extensions. I have no doubts this is already happening on a huge scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusAUST Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: Eleven centers are being set up in Bangkok alone to cope with the estimated 300,000 foreign workers in the capital. Nationwide that figure is thought to be another 1.5 million. Woranon said that the centers in Bangkok would be able to cope with processing 2000 each per day during the 15 days of operation. So in 15 days they can process 30,000.What about the other 270,000 in Bangkok alone? And the other 1.2 Million elsewhere? Where do they queue up to do it? These people really are unable to think their way through the logistics of a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Personally i think "Hooters" is behind the wanting a change as they can not find qualified thai lady's to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 This calls for another 'committee' to 'probe' into the matter.....i've heard the lunches and expenses are very good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, MarkusAUST said: So in 15 days they can process 30,000.What about the other 270,000 in Bangkok alone? And the other 1.2 Million elsewhere? Where do they queue up to do it? These people really are unable to think their way through the logistics of a problem. 11 centres in Bangkok. So 330k capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 How many mats can a mat maker make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 1 hour ago, snoop1130 said: The Labor Ministry as admitted that laws relating to what jobs should be reserved for Thais are well out of date. The ministry is therefore in the process of reviewing the 39 occupations to see which ones should be possible for foreigners to do in the future. So I assume will soon see a list that is at least twice that long, because after all the Thais are the best in everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanesox Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 A rather inward looking country, as if we didn't know Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 16 hours ago, greenchair said: I'm surprised bar worker is not on the list. It likely will be. I would not be surprised to see computer work off limits too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zd1 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 The rolling cigarettes is a bit ridiculous, I prefer roll ups to tailor made in fact I don't like tailor made cigarettes at all. In my many years of smoking I have discovered that I now make a perfect roll up and to teach somebody to do it the same way as me would take a lot more time and effort than doing it myself, plus I would be teaching them to do it so could violate my visa, maybe I could get a work permit for cigarette rolling teacher, I could start an academy could make millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 15 hours ago, phuketrichard said: Personally i think "Hooters" is behind the wanting a change as they can not find qualified thai lady's to work Just what I want to do. Sit in Hooters ogling large breasted Russian women, while eating a $20 hamburger. I won't even eat those overly expensive hamburgers when the ladies are Thai. At least the Thai ladies are attractive, and mostly friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Oh ye of little faith, I mean it's hardly likely they will remove hat and doll makers from the list but add something like say, English teachers to it is it ? On second thoughts..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 (edited) They should add to the forbidden list.......... "making a <deleted> out of yourself on Yutube videos !" Edited July 19, 2017 by metisdead 8) You will not post disruptive or inflammatory messages, vulgarities, obscenities or profanities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 11 hours ago, snoop1130 said: He noted that many jobs on the forbidden list Thais did not want to do anyway. Changing the list would also encourage investment. Investors would be attracted by the possibilities of an easily available and willing labor source. Yay! Let's invest in Thailand's abundant labor source that doesn't want to do many jobs. A classic labor ministry statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maewang99 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) Woranan says the policy criteria is whether it's something a Thai would like to do or not. the government in Thailand is very good. they always want the Thai people to be happy. if they ain't, that's their fault but the government always has the happiness of the Thai people in mind..... and nothing else hardly at all. As an American.... I am especially envious... especially now. the only other new thought I have on this.... hey! some stuff can be very successfully translated and communicated from Thai into English. this one surely is. Edited July 20, 2017 by maewang99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 It will never happen. Mob rules this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 11 hours ago, ukrules said: I literally can't wait to see how they <deleted> this up, I'm almost certain that whatever they change it will be to the detriment of the country as a whole. Yup, this sounds like another knee jerk initiative and will result in a complete cock-up. Can we thank Nate for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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