(Bangkok Post file photo)The Thai Chamber of Commerce has voiced concerns about the low number of worker registrations in the service, construction, farm and fishery sectors. Employers had managed to get deadlines in previous migrant worker registration rounds extended on many occasions. Bangkok, the country's biggest employer province, has recorded 84,957 migrant worker registrations, followed by Samut Prakan with 22,974 registrations and Rayong (19,821 registrations), Pathum Thani (19,571 registrations) and Chiang Mai (16,325 registrations). As for Lao migrant workers, after the verification of employment status is completed, documents will be given to the migrant workers for them to contact the Lao embassy in Thailand. According to labour officials, expenses for Myanmar migrant workers are about 2,360 baht per head.

Source: Bangkok Post August 03, 2017 22:52 UTC