The cabinet will be asked to increase the period in which legal
foreign labourers can work in Thailand by one year and extend
the time for
verifying the nationalities of foreign labourers who
want legal status.
Currently, workers possessing
"pink-card work permits" can
work in Thailand for one year and are
required to renew their
permits if they want to continue working.
Under the new proposal, these workers can
work for two years
before renewing their permits, said Arak Phrommani, chief
of
the Department of Employment, yesterday .
A committee handling foreign worker
policies, chaired by
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, decided
on the
work extension.
Mr Arak said he expected the proposal,
together with a request
for a final say next Tuesday. However, the workers
will be
allowed by law to work for a maximum of eight years, he said.
The new benefit will be applicable only to workers with legal
The new benefit will be applicable only to workers with legal
status gained
through reporting to authorities and going through
inspection procedures
including nationality verification.
The government has set March 31 as the deadline for nationality
The government has set March 31 as the deadline for nationality
verification, but
there are currently up to 1.4 million labourers
from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos
in the queue for the
nationality check.
This prompted the committee's decision to
ask the cabinet
to extend the verification deadline and allow the labourers to
stay and work temporarily in Thailand, Mr Arak said.
These workers need the nod from the cabinet as their work
These workers need the nod from the cabinet as their work
permits are also
going to expire, a source said.
If
their nationalities are not checked by authorities, they will
face problems
when they return to their home countries.
State officials may deny them entry,
the source said.
This can lead to them living and working
illegally in Thailand,
which would eventually cause a setback in the labour
policy
of the National Council for Peace and Order, which has been
regulating
foreign workers since mid-2014.
Ambassadors from the three neighbourng
countries have
applauded the NCPO's efforts, saying putting foreign workers
under state watch can help protect against labour abuse.
The committee yesterday also decided to ask
the cabinet to
give illegal foreign labourers a chance to report to
authorities.
Reports suggest their
number stands at 1.5 million.
They include immigrants who sneaked into the
country,
labourers who changed their places of work without notice
and those
who failed to have their nationalities checked.
News,General,Bangkok Post, 16 February 2016.
In my viewpoint,I disagee to allow the foreign
workers to
extend period for verifying the
nationalities of them for
two years because there are many crimes
cause from these
workers if the period for verify is long
,there will be more
criminal gangs in Thailand than before.
For workers who choose to enter in our
country illegally
if we let them stay more who will
responsibily for safety
of Thai people.
Sincerely Yours.
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