Immigration police have raided kebab and roti shops owned by Myanmar vendors in the Khao San Road area as part of a drive restricting foreigners from working in jobs reserved for Thai citizens.
Pol Col Kachapon Pattamang, inspector superintendent for Immigration Division 1, said Myanmar nationals were working as vendors in the iconic tourist area in violation of the Royal Decree on the Management of Alien Work.
Officers arrested seven male and four female Myanmar nationals, aged between 19-46, who were operating as food vendors for example at roti and kebab shops.
The 11 vendors were unable to show passports or work permits. They confessed they had illegally entered Thailand through land crossings from Myanmar.
The vendors were charged with illegally entering the kingdom and working without a work permit.