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During an eight-day activity earlier this month in Bangkok and adjacent provinces, Thai authorities said they detained more than 26 000 immigrant workers from Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia, according to the Thai state.
According to Adisorn Keudmeuangkhon of the Bangkok-based Migrant Working Group, the assault was a response to an increasing number of concerns about an flood of illegal immigrant workers.
Some Thai folks notice that numerous improper workers have been vying for roles in recent months, he said. ” That’s why the government has to get tougher activity”.
A supply of workers from Myanmar have been displaced by the civil war and the recent implementation of a military review, while Laos ‘ high inflation and poor employment prospects have also prompted a wave of workers there.
All told, authorities detained and checked 20, 111 employees from Myanmar, 1, 659 immigrant workers from Laos and 3, 971 employees from Cambodia between June 5 and 12, according to the Ministry of Labor.  ,
According to the ministry, it marked the start of a 120-day plan to evaluate workplaces and detain illegal migrant workers.  ,
The illegal workers face charges ranging from 5, 000 to 50, 000 Thai baht ( US$ 140 to US$ 1, 400 ), imprisonment and a two- time restrictions from are- entering Thailand, Keudmeuangkhon said. Authorities were n’t planning to bring criminal charges, he said.
Retailers and servers
Authorities raided 1, 774 offices, according to Moe Gyo, president of the Joint Action Committee on Burmese Affairs, which supports Myanmar work problems.
He claimed that the military junta’s initiation of recruitment has increased the number of Myanmar citizens who are detained in Thailand without a work permit identification card.  ,
According to Keudmeuangkhon, the majority of Chinese migrant workers in Thailand work as waiters at clean areas, restaurant machines, and as salespeople at malls. Most tourists enter Thailand as part of the ASEAN visa-free policy, but most be there after working for 30 days.
Because Chinese immigrants can speak Thai fluently, he said, employers prefer to employ them in the support sector.
In July or August, the Thai Cabinet may approve an updated program to allow Thai companies to register their illegal migrant workers, according to Keudmeuangkhon.
There are 268 465 Chinese migrant workers who are legally employed in Thailand, according to a report released last month from the Foreign Workers Administration office of the Thai Ministry of Labor.
There are 415, 956 migrant workers employed elsewhere, most of whom are employed in Thailand, according to Laos ‘ National Assembly earlier this month. Over the last year, they’ve sent house about US$ 52 million  , per quarter, she said.
The Chinese government believes that about 203, 000 people who work outside the region do not have authorized work papers, she said.
However, a Chinese official with knowledge of the labor sector reported to RFA on June 20 that Thailand and other places are likely to have significantly higher numbers of illegitimate Lao migrant workers.  ,
He continued,” They travel to other countries as illegal immigrant workers using various types of methods, whether they are visitors or students.” This makes it difficult for the immigration officers to gather information on these people.”
