He insisted labour officials will ensure transparency and safeguard the rights of Thai workers. I want labour officials to live up to the IOM's standards," he said after a recent meeting with Israeli ambassador Meir Shlomo to discuss labour issues involving Thai workers in Israel. Under the TIC project, the Department of Labour is responsible for recruitment while the IOM monitors and observes the recruitment process. Israel authorities work with Israeli business operators with the project also designed to tackle problems of human trafficking and forced labour. Almost 30,000 Thai workers are working in Israel, 95% are male and 84% of them are from the northeastern region.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2020 21:11 UTC