Ministry of Labour announces results of purge of migrant workers snatching Thai jobs in fiscal year 2023

More than 200,000 cases were examined and 1,550 offenders were found, 883 of which were offenders who snatched 883 positions in Thai professions.

The ministry implemented measures to visit random areas across the country without prior notice. In all, the operation inspected 18,966 establishments, of which 685 were prosecuted. In addition, 240,918 foreigners were examined, 1,550 were prosecuted, and 883 were found to have snatched Thai jobs.

Due to many migrant workers having been found peddling goods at different popular tourist attractions and commercial areas which affect the earnings of Thai entrepreneurs in those areas, Ministry of Labour through the Department of Employment has randomly visited tourist and commercial areas nationwide without prior notice to eradicate…