Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday agreed to grant an additional
three-month grace period to illegal migrant workers to stay in the
kingdom so that they could complete their registration process.
Government
spokesman Tossaporn Serirak said the cabinet agreed with the proposal
of the committee on migrant worker management to allow illegal migrants
from Myanmar, the Lao PDR and Cambodia who have not yet registered
legally, as well as their children aged below 15 years old, to stay in
the kingdom for three more months.
The
cabinet's decision, according to the spokesman, will allow illegal
migrant workers to proceed with their requests for temporary passports
or certificate of identity from their country of origin.
Under
the three-month period, Mr Tossaporn said, they are permitted to enter
Thailand legally and can still work with the same employers.Mr Tossaporn added concerned agencies will have to follow the proposal of the committee on migrant worker management as the cabinet resolution took effect today. (MCOT online news)
