Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin expects about 500,000 illegal migrant workers will be registered by the middle of next month.
The minister said on Tuesday that registration started on Jan 15, and since then 190,000 illegal migrants had applied. The special registration period for illegal Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar migrants is set to continue until Feb 13. The minister expected about 500,000 of them would seize the opportunity to become eligible to work in Thailand until Feb 13, 2023. The minister insisted that those who come forward to register won’t face any penalties for being here illegally.
Mr Suchart said the scheme would not only help the government limit the spread of Covid-19 in…
