Friday, December 8, 2017

Thailand Migrant Workers Declining


The past four months have seen a decreased demand for migrant workers in Thailand. Migrant workers have also complained of low wages, shortage of jobs and in increase of price in commodities.
Current issues regarding family law in Thailand are important for families that often cross the border for leisure or business.
The rate has dropped from 16,560 workers coming into Thailand in August to 12,160 in November. The country’s new migrant employment law, the Memorandum of Understanding has some migrant workers returning from Thailand due to insufficient documents. The law was created to help legalize migration and to decrease the amount of human trafficking cases.

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