Migrants left in quagmire by verification deadline end | Bangkok Post: news

News > Local News

Migrants left in quagmire by verification deadline end

Unprocessed workers call for an extension

CHIANG MAI: Migrant workers in Chiang Mai were left in confusion as the (NV) scheme ended yesterday.

Ruchuchai Potha, director of the Labour Department, said that the majority of the almost 70,000 migrant workers in the province have gone through the NV process.

Only 2,669, or 4% of them, have yet to be processed because they do not have valid passports.

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

Your comments

Reply

Sign in once and access every part of the website at your convenience!

Please log in to our Bangkokpost.com community to post your comment.
You can sign in to the community by clicking here.

If you are not part of the community yet, please sign up here. By being part of this community you will get all these privileges.