Officials to curb use of Thai nominees
The Labour Ministry on Friday ordered the Department of Employment (DoE) to screen local businesses in the capital, Phuket, Samui and Pattaya to identify those working with Thai nominees.
The ministry is working with other agencies to investigate local businesses in major tourist cities to determine whether they have violated the Foreigners’ Working Management Emergency Decree, said Minister Suchart Chomklin on Friday.
The move followed complaints from food vendors in Bangkok’s Yaowarat area that Chinese nationals with tourist visas were using local nominees to run shops and eateries in…