Despite helping the Thai economy for so long, there is no clear policy and little assistance to support migrant workers during this pandemic. In this article, we would like to propose three changes in the management of migrant workers during Covid-19 as follows:Firstly, the government needs to resume active Covid-19 screening among migrant workers. According to the Foreign Workers Administration Office, Department of Employment, as of June 2021, there were 2,162,863 migrant workers in Thailand. By the end of May 2021, only 339,331 migrant workers had received Covid-19 tests, accounting for around 15% of the total migrant workers in Thailand. Considering that the previous and current rounds of outbreak happened in several communities of migrant workers, such as in construction camps, we would expect the number of Covid-19 tests among migrant workers to be higher.
Source: Bangkok Post July 28, 2021 00:19 UTC