A bill amending an executive decree on the management of migrant workers has been drawn up to soften penalties against illegal migrant workers and those who hire them. For instance, employers can now be fined 400,000 baht to 800,000 baht for each illegal migrant worker hired. But the bill would reduce that to 10,000 baht to 100,000 baht if and when it is enacted, Mr Anurak said. Last week, Myanmar's Ministry of Labour asked Thailand to delay implementing its new labour laws given the severity of the penalties they impose on illegal workers. The ministry asked its Thai counterpart for more time to finish issuing IDs to those illegal migrants who registered with the Thai government.

Source: Bangkok Post December 13, 2017 23:37 UTC