Foreign migrant workers in Thailand (Photo: AFP/VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Illegal Vietnamese workers have to return to Vietnam first and if they wish to re-enter Thailand, they must apply for work permits, said a local official. In an attempt to attract migrant workers from Vietnam to Thailand, the Thai government has approved a proposal to provide work permits for illegal Vietnamese labourers, said Labour Minister Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkeo. The proposal will benefit about 50,000 Vietnamese nationals who visit Thailand on a 30-day tourist visa and working illegally, he told the media after an August 31 meeting of the government's committee on policy for resolving migrant labour problems and tackling human trafficking in the labour sector. He added the committee agreed to housemaids and blue-collar workers in most industries to the list of jobs Vietnamese nationals will be allowed to do in Thailand. The same policy will also be applied to migrant workers from Laos, … [Read more...] about Illegal Vietnamese workers in Thailand must return home
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Vietnamese workers in Thailand allowed to get work permits
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
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