Thai businesses say they need more workers, and have appealed to the Labour Ministry to reduce costs of importing migrant workers from surrounding countries like Myanmar and Cambodia. Labour ministers said business operators are concerned that if not enough workers are brought in on time, their businesses won’t be able to meet orders and will have to pay fines. PM Prayut is especially concerned about the construction industry, which relies a lot on migrant workers.
A vice chairman for labour affairs said the labour shortage has become critical, and the estimated deficit is half a million. He says the Immigration Bureau should reduce visa fees from 2,000 baht to 500 baht per person, and that vaccinated migrant workers should have shorter quarantine times in Thailand. The chairman suggests the labour minister discuss legalising undocumented migrant workers who are already in…
