Leonie Kijewski

 

More than 3,300 undocumented Cambodian migrant workers, including children, have been deemed ineligible for legal status in interviews with the Thai Labour Ministry and will now have to leave the country, according to Thailand’s Employment Department.

 

In June, Thailand imposed hefty fines and prison terms on undocumented migrants and their employers, but suspended their implementation until December 31.

 

During a two-week window that ended on August 7, workers were able register with the Employment Department to get documented. The department is now interviewing employees and employers to verify their relationships, among other criteria.

 

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I guess asean only applies to the wealthy?

The right for members of ASEAN to work in Thailand is severely limited. They only allow about ten professional categories to qualify and I imagine that they would still have to pass Thai certification, probably all in Thai !!

As always Thailand does what it wants despite belonging to ASEAN. If it is good for us, we will - if not, we won't. Its about time the other ASEAN countries woke up to that fact and did the same when dealing with Thailand.

ASEAN is the biggest waste of money ever.

The 10 countries all speak different languages whilst a simple decision like the South China Sea debacle cannot be agreed on by all members as China makes sure it funds some of these countries as an insurance policy