The Labour Ministry has warned Thais returning from working illegally in South Korea to report for quarantine or be blacklisted from working abroad in the future.
Labour Minister Chatu Mongol Sonakul said on Wednesday many were returning from South Korea after authorities there lifted the threat of legal action.
“The government is screening people returning from Covid-19-hit countries, including South Korea. Everyone must be strictly screened at airports. However, some Thais returning from South Korea are not being cooperative,” the minister said.
MR Chatu Mongol said returnees from South Korea must be quarantined in government-specified locations. Those who try to dodge quarantine would be blacklisted and barred from going abroad to work again.
“They may not have been prosecuted for breaking the law in South Korea. But if they do not report as required, the government will not let them work abroad again,” the minister said.