Thailand: Two million migrant workers allowed to register
There is good news for more than two million migrant workers in Thailand after a meeting of the Committee on the Migrant Worker Management Policy agreed to allow migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar whose work permits expire in 2019 and 2020 to renew their work permits without leaving the country.
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - There is good news for more than two millionmigrant workers in Thailand after a meeting of the Committee on the MigrantWorker Management Policy agreed to allow migrant workers from Cambodia, Laosand Myanmar whose work permits expire in 2019 and 2020 to renew their workpermits without leaving the country.
Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan chaired the meeting of the Committeeon the Migrant Worker Management Policy which approved guidelines for themanagement of migrant workers in 2019-2020.
It allows 2,056,467 migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar whose workpermits have not yet expired, excluding those who were imported under the MoUsystem and those who hold a passport or documents used to replace passportsthat are still valid on the date of application for a temporary stay permit, tobe permitted to stay under the MoU without having to travel out of the Kingdom.
hey will be allowed to stay in the Kingdom for not more than two years. Eachseal of permission allows them to stay in the Kingdom for a period of not morethan one year.
They are divided into two groups: 587,533 migrant workers whose work permitswill expire before March 31, 2020, who are allowed to work until September 30,2021, and 1,468,934 workers whose work permits will expire from March 31, 2020onwards, who will be allowed to stay working until March 31, 2022.
Migrant workers who don’t want to stay in the Kingdom of Thailand, have toreturn to their country of origin at the end of the work permit. However, ifthey wish to work in Thailand again, they must legally return to Thailand orunder the MoU system only.
Theresults of the meeting will be presented to the Cabinet within two weeks forapproval. Then, migrant workers will be allowed to apply for a work permit andask for permission to temporarily stay in the Kingdom from August 15, 2019, orwithin 15 days of the Cabinet’s date of approval. – NNT/VNA
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