Thailand’s Labour Minister Adul Saengsingkaew plans to invite officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, to discuss cooperation on migrant worker employment in order to deal with the shortages of labour in Thailand's fishing industry.
Thailand’s Labour Minister Adul Saengsingkaew plans to invite officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, to discuss cooperation on migrant worker employment in order to deal with the shortages of labour in Thailand's fishing industry (Source: nwnt.prd.go.th).
Regarding the
shortages of migrant workers in fishing industry as complained by the Thai
Fisheries Association, he said that the Ministry of Labour has discussed with
the related agencies ways and means to fill in a total of 42,649 workers
requested by the fishing industry.
He said business owners in fishing sector who wish to hire
more migrant workers have untilAugust 15, 2018to file a request at
any employment office in 22 coastal provinces, while the Ministry of Labour
will liaise with the authorities from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam to
import migrant workers to work legally through a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU).
The Ministry of Labour has invited those in fishing sector
and the authorities to a meeting on August 7 to be briefed on the process of
importing migrant workers and other unsolved issues for mutual understanding.
Meanwhile, some 11,000 migrant workers in fishing industry
whose work permit will expire onSeptember 30, 2018will have it
extended for two more years by reporting to an employment office
duringAugust 20- September 30.
In the meantime, employers have to file requests for the
migrant workers employment at employment offices in due time.
Source: VNA
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