Migrant workers flock to the One Stop Service centre at IT Square mall in Bangkok’s Laksi area on the last day of registration, July 29. The Labour Ministry plans a crackdown on illegal employment of migrant workers. (Bangkok Post file photo)A total of 2,944 migrants, mostly from Myanmar, were found working illegally at 5,626 businesses throughout the country during the past 11 months, Employment Department director-general Arak Prommanee said on Tuesday. He said 1,298 workers were found not to have a work permit - 675 from Myanmar, 88 from Laos, 381 from Cambodia and 154 from other countries. "Migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia are allowed to be hired for manual labour in 24 types of business and domestic household work.

Source: Bangkok Post September 13, 2016 06:11 UTC