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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Ministry acts over Thai worker’s death

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin

The Labour Ministry will work with the Thai embassy in Seoul to follow up on the case of an illegal Thai worker who was found dead on a mountain in South Korea’s Gyeonggi province.

The body of Boonchu Prawasenang, 67, a native of Khon Kaen, was found early this month not far from a pig farm where he had lived and worked for 10 years in Pocheon city. Boonchu’s employer, a man surnamed Kim, was arrested and charged with concealing the body.

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said the Thai embassy in Seoul is coordinating with local authorities on the case and finding out about Boonchu’s benefits, such as unpaid wages.

The cause of death has not been established, and it will take two to three works…

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