Imprisonment should be removed as a penalty from the new migrant law, leaving only fines as a deterrent, a public hearing was told on Thursday. The forum was held to listen to public opinions on the foreign workers law, which came into effect on June 23. Labour Ministry permanent secretary ML Puntarik Smiti said a proposal to amend the law had to be completed in October. Anantachai Uthaipattanacheep said Cambodia would send 360 officials to facilitate the identification of migrant workers in Thailand. The government issued on June 23 an executive decree on migrant workers, with heavy fines on employers who hire illegal migrant workers.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2017 13:30 UTC