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Mon, 08/01/2011 - 14:01
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Labour Ministry seeks to expand Thailand's overseas labour markets
BANGKOK, August 1 (TNA) - Thailand’s Ministry of Labour is exploring opportunities to expand overseas labour markets for Thai workers, particularly those in the Middle East, where demand for labour remains high.
Thai Permanent Secretary for Labour Dr. Somkiart Chayasriwong called a meeting of 13 Thai labour envoys and their assistants tasked in eight foreign countries in Bangkok on Monday--at which they were told to now focus on exploring more opportunities for skilled Thai labours, especially construction workers and welders whose high-end performances have been internationally-recognised.
Somkiart noted that it is equally important to maintain overseas market bases for unskilled Thai workers, whose number has reached some 500,000 totally, as about 150,000 of them who work overseas have remitted some 100 billion baht home annually through both formal and non-formal transaction approaches.
The senior Thai official said that he had also told the country's top labour envoys and their assistants to always protect Thai workers' rights, and that his ministry has launched a new hotline, 800-662-662-66, for Thai workers in 20 foreign countries to file their complaints and to seek advice directly from labour authorities in Bangkok around the clock with cheap costs.
According to the Thai permanent secretary for labour, demand for Thai workers has remained particularly high in the Middle East, especially in Qatar, as the country is preparing to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympic, although the number of Thai workers in Taiwan, another major Thai labour market overseas, has been falling due to its high living costs but comparable wages offered in Thailand. (TNA)
Thai Permanent Secretary for Labour Dr. Somkiart Chayasriwong called a meeting of 13 Thai labour envoys and their assistants tasked in eight foreign countries in Bangkok on Monday--at which they were told to now focus on exploring more opportunities for skilled Thai labours, especially construction workers and welders whose high-end performances have been internationally-recognised.
Somkiart noted that it is equally important to maintain overseas market bases for unskilled Thai workers, whose number has reached some 500,000 totally, as about 150,000 of them who work overseas have remitted some 100 billion baht home annually through both formal and non-formal transaction approaches.
The senior Thai official said that he had also told the country's top labour envoys and their assistants to always protect Thai workers' rights, and that his ministry has launched a new hotline, 800-662-662-66, for Thai workers in 20 foreign countries to file their complaints and to seek advice directly from labour authorities in Bangkok around the clock with cheap costs.
According to the Thai permanent secretary for labour, demand for Thai workers has remained particularly high in the Middle East, especially in Qatar, as the country is preparing to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympic, although the number of Thai workers in Taiwan, another major Thai labour market overseas, has been falling due to its high living costs but comparable wages offered in Thailand. (TNA)
