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Work Permits for Migrant Workers in Thailand: Challenges and Recommendations for Implementation During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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| Creator | Nipapan Jensantikul |
| Title | Work Permits for Migrant Workers in Thailand: Challenges and Recommendations for Implementation During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Publisher | Phetchaburi Rajabhat University |
| Publication Year | 2568 |
| Journal Title | Interdisciplinary Research Review (IRR) |
| Journal Vol. | 20 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 42-48 |
| Keyword | Work Permits, Migrant Workers, Implementation, COVID-19, Thailand |
| URL Website | https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jtir |
| ISSN | 2697-536X |
| Abstract | This article aims to examine the challenges faced by migrant workers in acquiring work permits during the COVID-19 pandemic through a documentary study that compiles data from secondary sources, including laws, regulations, relevant documents, textbooks, research papers, and academic articles, composed of 7 laws and 34 volumes of documentation about migrant workers in Thailand in 2019, employing content analysis for information synthesis. Addressing the critical research gap in policy implementation about work permits for migrant workers in Thailand. It is motivated by the significant increase in the demand for identity recognition to access rights, welfare, and fair remuneration. The research revealed that the COVID-19 epidemic is restricting permit acquisition owing to governmental measures, notwithstanding the extension of the timeline. The service method is complex, the service channel is limited, and processing is lengthy; also, the evaluation of costs for migrant worker registration is inconsistent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regulations pertaining to the cost rate for migrant worker registration should be revised in accordance with current conditions. Government agencies should systematically establish a centralized technical system for foreign workers' data centers to collect information on both migrant workers and employers concerning current economic statistics and labour demand, thereby determining the necessary number of migrant workers to improve labour protection for migrant workers in all sectors and occupations, including the care in informal and non-standard forms of employment |
