Migrant workers' registration in Thailand - Thai Government documents
Individual Documents
| Title: | | New deadline for foreign workers |
| Date of publication: | | 16 January 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "The Cabinet yesterday gave the green light to a Labour Ministry proposal that the process of verifying the nationality of foreign migrant workers be extended until April 15, according to Labour Minister Phadermchai Sasomsap.
He said that with the relaxation of the deadline, the 266,677 workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia who failed to complete the verification before the December 15 deadline could now live and work in Thailand until the new deadline..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Nation" (Thailand) |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 18 January 2013 |
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| Title: | | Thai Cabinet Decision on Nationality Verification etc. (Burmese) |
| Date of publication: | | 19 January 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | . "Today (19th Jan 2010) at 09:00am in the Cabinet meeting room on the 2nd floor of the office of the Cabinet secretariat, Mr. Abhisit Vejjaajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand, was the Chair of the meeting of Thailand's Cabinet. Agenda Item 12: Extension of the Time Period for Nationality Verification and Granting an Amnesty to Remain in the Kingdom of Thailand to Alien Workers/Creating an Additional Committee Member for the Alien Workers Management Committee. The Cabinet agreed with the recommendations of the Ministry of Labour as follows:..." |
| Language: | | Burmese |
| Source/publisher: | | Royal Thai Government |
| Format/size: | | pdf (56K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 10 February 2010 |
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| Title: | | Thai Cabinet Decision on Nationality Verification etc. (English) |
| Date of publication: | | 19 January 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | Unofficial ENGLISH TRANSLATION by HRDFs Migrant Justice Programme...
"Today (19th Jan 2010) at 09:00am in the Cabinet meeting room on the 2nd floor of the office of the Cabinet secretariat, Mr. Abhisit Vejjaajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand, was the Chair of the meeting of Thailand's Cabinet.
Agenda Item 12: Extension of the Time Period for Nationality Verification and Granting an Amnesty to Remain in the Kingdom of Thailand to Alien Workers/Creating an Additional Committee Member for the Alien Workers Management Committee.
The Cabinet agreed with the recommendations of the Ministry of Labour as follows:..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Royal Thai Government (unofficial translation by Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF)) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (103K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.thaigov.go.th |
| Date of entry/update: | | 10 February 2010 |
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| Title: | | Thai Cabinet Decision on Nationality Verification etc. (Thai original) |
| Date of publication: | | 19 January 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | "Today (19th Jan 2010) at 09:00am in the Cabinet meeting room on the 2nd floor of the office of the Cabinet secretariat, Mr. Abhisit Vejjaajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand, was the Chair of the meeting of Thailand's Cabinet. Agenda Item 12: Extension of the Time Period for Nationality Verification and Granting an Amnesty to Remain in the Kingdom of Thailand to Alien Workers/Creating an Additional Committee Member for the Alien Workers Management Committee. The Cabinet agreed with the recommendations of the Ministry of Labour as follows:..." |
| Language: | | Thai |
| Source/publisher: | | Royal Thai Government |
| Format/size: | | pdf (77K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 10 February 2010 |
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| Title: | | The Mekong Challenge - Employment and Protection of Migrant Workers in Thailand: National Laws/Practices versus International Labour Standards? |
| Date of publication: | | 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Thai university professor and international law expert, Vitit Muntarbhorn, looks at the application of labour standards as they relate to migrant workers in Thailand. Professor Vitit concludes with a series of 12 recommendations for both government and non-government sectors. This publication also contains copies of all six sub-regional, bilateral, MOUs on counter trafficking and employment cooperation...
"...Migrant workers can contribute greatly to their home and destination countries, if the process is well managed and
if they are protected from abuse and exploitation. In reality, the situation is rendered complex by that fact that many
do not enter the destination countries legally. In the market of demand and supply, regrettably many are victims of
human smuggling and trafficking. Moreover, influxes of migrant workers who come without the necessary documents,
such as visas and work permits, often result in draconian measures such as deportation from the territory of the
destination countries, without adequate guarantees for their safety and dignity.
The lesson from Thailand is that to date, a closed door policy on migration from neighbouring countries has not
worked, given the porous border and Thailand's own labour market which acts as a pull factor. Wisely the country is
now moving towards a new and more open door policy: managing migration through cooperation between the
countries of origin and Thailand as a destination country, and synchronizing with Thailand's own labour market. In
2005 the country introduced a regularization process based upon registration of migrant workers and their employers,
with guarantees for basic rights, and this needs to be supported well in terms of effective implementation and
humane treatment of all workers....CONTENTS: Foreword...
Executive Summary...
1. Introduction...
2. Employment/Protection of Migrant Workers in Thailand...
3. Thai Laws/Practices...
4. International Labour Standards...
5. National Laws/Practices and International Labour Standards...
6. Directions...
7. Notes. |
| Author/creator: | | Vitit Muntarbhorn |
| Language: | | English, Thai |
| Source/publisher: | | International Labour Organisation |
| Format/size: | | pdf (563K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://no-trafficking.org/content/Reading_Rooms/reading_rooms_pdf/mekong%20challenge_employment%20a... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 May 2008 |
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