Migrants’ work permits being extended

January 13, 2009 · No Comments
by Shanheraldy Hseng Khio Fah13 January 2009
On 7 January, authorities from Department of Employment (DOE) in Thailand announced that there are 88,787 migrant workers whose work permit will expire in 2009. They are requested to prepare the necessary documents such as the old work permit (pink card) or receipt of the work permit registration, medical certificate or receipt of medical checkup and insurance, and application form Tor Thor 13.
The report said that those work-permits must be finished extending by the scheduled date from 5-20 January, 2-28 February, 4 May to 30 June 2009 depending on when their existing work permit expires. In February of 2010 all Burmese migrants will have to return to their home country to apply for a new system of legal work-permit papers from the Burmese authorities.
On 6 January at 20:00, local authorities in Chiangmai called on representatives of the Workers Solidarity Association (WSA) also based in Chiangmai to discuss work permits to be issued by the Burmese junta, according to Sai Hawm Khurh from WSA.
“They [Thai authorities] said there won’t be an extension of work permits again next year. So, they have started to collect names [of current workers] to begin work under this new system. They told us to give our names to apply for it,” said Sai Hawm Khurh. continue http://www.shanland.org/general/2009/migrants2019-work-permits-being-extended
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