The Plight of Burmese Workers in Thailand: Demanding Proper Labor Management and Document Renewal System

Burmese girl clip, clear mouth It’s a controversial topic in social media. Until a Thai person recorded a clip to expel him from the country But not long ago, the aforementioned Burmese girl came out to record an apology clip. While Thai migrant labor experts revealed that Burmese workers gathered on Labor Day last year. Until the drama happened Because they want to call for a proper labor management system.

From the case of a rally of foreign workers on May 1, at the Ratchaprasong intersection. Then there was a Burmese woman worker. Came out to record a clip claiming the rights of foreign workers working in Thailand to have equal management But at the end of the clip, there was an inappropriate speech. Until the Thai people who watched the clip on Tik Tok came out to argue Later, the aforementioned Burmese woman recorded an apology clip, with tens of thousands of people commenting.

Siwawong Suktawee, a representative from the Migrant Working Group who works with migrant workers. Provide information to the news team on the topic Thai Rath Online that the coming out of the rallyBurmese workersin large numbers during Labor Day Reflecting on the problem of issuing passports that is still quite a problem Because some border checkpoints, Burmese workers are still unable to cross. together with political problems in the country Causing some workers to not dare to go back because he was afraid that he would not be able to return to work in Thailand due to the COVID situation But the grace period will expire on May 15.

The challenge now is Embassy of Myanmar in Thailand Still limited to people who come to the passport. Due to concerns from Burma’s military government While Thailand will hold elections on May 14, it is difficult to have a cabinet resolution. Let’s deal with the problems for these workers. So there is a chance that More than a hundred thousand Burmese workers in Thailand will become illegal labor after this If there is no correction This is therefore an important cause for Burmese workers. began to demand more and more forms

In the past, Burmese workers Documents are renewed for working in Thailand every 2 years, in which workers have to pay less than ten thousand baht per document. But in the latter, brokerage fees to extend the document, increasing to 20,000 baht per time, causing many Burmese workers There was a feeling that he was working almost to death. have to take a lot of money to come to the document only make Myanmar workers get more pressure

together with the elimination of labor The increase in illegal immigration causing some migrant workers to feel pressured by their own national government agencies While working documents in Thailand If it’s not correct, it will be cleared by the authorities. resulting in a large amount of fines

for Myanmar workers After the COVID situation improved began to enter Thailand more Some of the workers arrived due to internal political factors in Burma. which has the correct person and smuggled into natural channels while some workers entered due to internal economic problems After the occupation by the military, there was an impact that many workers had to smuggle in to work in Thailand.

“Solving Burmese labor problems in Thailand with the factors of the Burmese military government Making things more difficult to manage, which seems to rely on the Burmese government in order to solve the problem of labor in the country of origin that is difficult to do therefore want the Thai government Widely open for registration again However, workers must be required to report themselves annually. which will be able to solve the preliminary problem first Until there is a change for the better of the Burmese side.”

The Thai government should arrange to register with lower fees. while Thai people want to have a sense of openness Because these foreign workers are part of the development of the Thai economy. And some workers are middlemen helping to bring Thai products to be sold in their own countries. Therefore, Thailand cannot grow in isolation. But there must be neighboring countries to help as well.