The critical labour shortage has forced 16,000 commercial fishing trawlers to remain docked over the past two years, resulting in dwindling income for the up to 20-billion-baht industry. Consumers were also burdened with higher prices of seafood products as supply has dropped by 40 to 50%, he said. In June, a total of 189,937 migrant workers arrived in the country to work with 14,271 Thai employers. Apart from migrant workers imported under the MoU, the ministry earlier allowed for migrant labourers to register twice annually for the fishing industry. "Thai employers and migrant workers can also report workplaces changes at provincial employment offices in 22 coastal provinces," said Gen Sirichai.

Source: Bangkok Post July 25, 2017 23:26 UTC