Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Bangkok (VNA) - Vietnamese migrant workers in Thailandare allowed to register for work permits in the country, according to aninstruction that the Government of Thailand sent to its Ministry of Labour onJanuary 18. It instructed the Ministry of Labour to complete registration forwork permits for guest workers from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar by June 30,2018. These three nations have signed labour exchange agreements with Thailand.It also said Vietnamese workers are allowed to register for workpermits in the country like those from the three nations, however, no specificinstructions were mentioned.According to the ministry, Vietnamese workers have permits to workin fishing and construction. There are no official agreements on other fields.Therefore, the country will only push granting permits for Vietnamese workersin these two fields. - VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnamese workers in Thailand allowed to get work permits
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Workers in Thailand get temporary labour permits
BANGKOK (VNS) — Vietnamese migrant workers in Thailand are allowed to register for temporary work permits at the country's provincial labour departments from December 1 to December 30, according to the Thai Ministry of Labour. The ministry said on Monday that the 30-day expansion for Vietnamese guest workers (excluding their companies) aims to help them obtain visas, check health conditions, pay health insurance bills and acquire one-year work permits in Thailand. Eligible workers are those who have original passports and work contracts with their employers, and their last legal entrance into Thailand was before August 10, 2015. The ministry said Vietnamese workers involved in domestic help, construction, fisheries and hospitality are subject to the one-year work permits. Arak Pommanee, director general of the Thai Labour Ministry's Employment Department, pledged another extension of 30 days if the registration fails to be completed on schedule. The Vietnamese Embassy … [Read more...] about Workers in Thailand get temporary labour permits
Unskilled Vietnamese workers in Thailand to be granted work permits
Vietnamese unskilled workers in Thailand will be allowed to register at local labor centers to get one-year work permits with full rights and interests, the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand said in a notice on Tuesday. A registration schedule has yet to be announced but relevant Thai agencies are preparing for the work, the embassy said. The process of work permit license registration and granting will be carried out at labor centers located in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Rayong, Nakhon Phanom, and Songkhla. This process is based on a resolution approved by the Thai Cabinet on February 10 on the management of migrant workers with Vietnamese nationality. Currently, many unskilled Vietnamese workers are considered working illegally in Thailand because they entered the country as tourists and then stayed on to work as hired workers without permits or agreements with their employers. Now thanks to the said resolution, such Vietnamese workers who are domestic helpers and blue-collar … [Read more...] about Unskilled Vietnamese workers in Thailand to be granted work permits
Fleeing migrant workers in Thailand delaying rice shipments
Rice prices in Thailand, the world's second-biggest exporter, will probably extend their gains because of shipping delays as migrant workers flee after the military coup, the Thai Rice Exporters Association said. As many as 70 percent of the workers involved in loading grain at warehouses and moving it to vessels have left the country, Chookiat Ophaswongse, the association's honorary president, said by phone from Bangkok yesterday. That could delay deliveries by as much as three weeks, he said. Thailand is set to account for 22 percent of global rice exports this year, U.S. Department of Agriculture data show. More than 200,000 workers from neighboring countries left Thailand since the military seized power on May 22 amid fears of a crackdown on illegal labor, according to the International Organization for Migration. The military denies ordering such a move. Thai rice prices have increased to a three-month high. … [Read more...] about Fleeing migrant workers in Thailand delaying rice shipments
Cheering Myanmar migrants await Suu Kyi in Thailand
Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi kicked off her historic first trip overseas in more than two decades with a visit to meet Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand on Wednesday. Hundreds of people packed a narrow street in Samut Sakhon province south of Bangkok, where the opposition leader, who has ventured abroad for the first time since 1988, was due to address them. Cheering Myanmar migrants held up banners with Suu Kyi's picture and signs in Burmese and English that read "Free Burma" -- referring to the country's former name -- and "We want to go home". "I am very happy and I want to cry. I feel that we will get democracy in Myanmar," said Phyu, who has been in Thailand for six years. Suu Kyi's foray onto the world stage is a significant indication of confidence in dramatic changes that have swept her homeland since a near 50-year military dictatorship was replaced with a quasi-civilian regime last year. The former political prisoner, who won a seat in parliament in historic … [Read more...] about Cheering Myanmar migrants await Suu Kyi in Thailand