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Local workers abroad
Govt sets conditions to protect Thai labourers going abroad from Covid-19
Measures will be in place to protect Thai labourers who travel for work to Sweden and Finland from Covid-19, the Department of Employment (DOE) said.Department director-general Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul said that Finnish and Swedish employers needed more labour from Thailand for wild fruit collection. Also, numerous ...
The Nation Reporter
Thais sought for jobs abroad
The Labour Ministry has set a target to formally send 100,000 Thai labourers abroad this year to prevent them from travelling overseas to seek employment illegally, said Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.The minister said the ministry will recruit an initial batch of 70 workers, ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
World Bank report urges Thailand to revisit migrant worker policies to pursue 4.0 growth strategy
Thailand is home to more than 55 per cent of the region’s migrant workers but if the country could back it up with proper policies, it could contribute to economic growth under the much-talked-about Thailand 4.0 strategy, according to a World Bank report.Keep reading ...
Kas Chanwanpen
Four one-stop service centres set up to process migrant workers who registered
A total of 300,072 migrant workers have successfully made it through the nationality verification process to register to work in Thailand and must now move on to getting visas, work permits and health checks.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter