Labor Minister Gen.
Surasak Kanjanarat visits “one-stop” service centers to help Chonburi
employers register and legalize their illegal migrant laborers.
Labor Minister Gen. Surasak Kanjanarat checked on the
progress of registering migrant workers and visited a company
aggressively hiring handicapped workers during a visit to Chonburi.
The National Council for Peace and Order ordered the opening of
“one-stop” service centers to help Chonburi employers register and
legalize their illegal migrant laborers. To date, more than 100,000
migrants have been registered, Gov. Khomsan Ekachai told the general.
However, the governor noted, there are more than 1 million foreign
workers in the province. Most are employed in agriculture, factories,
retail sales and vehicle repair.
Khomsan said Chonburi actually has two centers, one at the
Chalermprakiet Pavilion in Bangsai - responsible for the registration of
the migrant workers in Panat Nikhom, Panthong, Muang and Banbung
districts - and at the Eastern National Sports Training Center in Huay
Yai for laborers in Banglamung, Sriracha, Sattahip, Bothong, Nong Yai,
Koh Sichang and Koh Chan districts.
Surasak also visited Sony Technology (Thailand), which has hired 61
disabled employees and created an internship program to teach vocational
skills to students. The one-year program offers the minimum wage, plus
health insurance and a bonus upon completion. (CPRD)
