THAIVISA :
BANGKOK: -- Starting from today, relevant authorities are getting ready to deport about half a million Burmese, Laotian and Cambodian workers because they failed to seek new work permits and/or submit requests for nationality verification within the deadline. Yesterday was the last day for the 1.3 million or so Burmese, Laotian and Cambodian people working in Thailand to hand over requests or applications to the authorities. This is a mandatory step for workers who have already registered in Thailand's labour market in recent years.
"We will not be lenient," Employment Department's deputy director-general Supat Gukun said yesterday referring to workers who missed the deadline. He added that his department would work closely with the police and the Immigration Bureau in enforcing the law. "We will have to arrest and deport those alien workers who have not kept in line with prescribed procedures," Supat said, pointing out that under the procedure, registered aliens would be given access to legal protection and welfare. Moreover, Supat insisted the nationality-verification process was not very complicated. "For extra convenience, employers can hire one of the 12 certified private companies to handle the task of verifying the nationality of their workers for no more than Bt5,000 per head," he added. Many employers have sought the service, with the companies earning more than a total of Bt1 billion. The nationality-verification process has recently been made mandatory, in addition to the long-existing requirement for alien workers to carry a work permit.
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BANGKOK: -- Starting from today, relevant authorities are getting ready to deport about half a million Burmese, Laotian and Cambodian workers because they failed to seek new work permits and/or submit requests for nationality verification within the deadline. Yesterday was the last day for the 1.3 million or so Burmese, Laotian and Cambodian people working in Thailand to hand over requests or applications to the authorities. This is a mandatory step for workers who have already registered in Thailand's labour market in recent years.
"We will not be lenient," Employment Department's deputy director-general Supat Gukun said yesterday referring to workers who missed the deadline. He added that his department would work closely with the police and the Immigration Bureau in enforcing the law. "We will have to arrest and deport those alien workers who have not kept in line with prescribed procedures," Supat said, pointing out that under the procedure, registered aliens would be given access to legal protection and welfare. Moreover, Supat insisted the nationality-verification process was not very complicated. "For extra convenience, employers can hire one of the 12 certified private companies to handle the task of verifying the nationality of their workers for no more than Bt5,000 per head," he added. Many employers have sought the service, with the companies earning more than a total of Bt1 billion. The nationality-verification process has recently been made mandatory, in addition to the long-existing requirement for alien workers to carry a work permit.
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