Govt may become lenient on migrantsThe Labour Ministry will be asking the Cabinet to give employers another three months before making migrant workers part of the legal system.21 Dec 12 The Nation The ministry's permanent secretary Somkiat Chayasriwong disclosed the measure yesterday after emerging from a meeting with representatives of the Federation of Thai Industries and the Thai Chamber of Commerce. These representatives expressed concerns about labour shortage, if the government went ahead with deporting more than 300,000 alien workers who have failed to get their nationality verified by December 14. Somkiat said the ministry now planned to ask the Cabinet to be lenient and give employers three more months to complete the process of registration and nationality verification for their alien workers. "But employers must inform the Employment Department within one month after this measure is announced," he said. According to him, the measure will take effect immediately after the Cabinet approves it. |
