Chonburi-
The Chonburi Vice Governor today (June 16th) inspected migrant worker communities in Chonburi to ensure Covid -19 measurements were being followed.
The Chonburi Vice Governor Tawatchai Sithong inspected workers camps and construction sites in the Chonburi area this morning and was accompanied by relevant agencies, Immigration officers, The Pattaya News, and other local media agencies.
The inspection was designed to ensure Covid -19 measurements were being followed as well as to suppress illegal migrant workers, as the camps visited included officials reviewing work permits and passports of migrant workers. No illegal workers were found during the official visit, notes The Pattaya News.
According to the Chonburi Employment Office, there are 176,225 registered foreign workers in Chonburi, which includes migrant workers from nearby countries.
Of those, 160,001 of them are Myanmar nationals, Laotians, and Cambodians (considered as migrant workers by the Thai government). 16,224 are foreign businessmen and specialists from other countries.
52,652 are foreigners that fall under a cabinet resolution on December 29th, 2020 allowing extension of stay for certain migrant workers due to Covid-19 who are unable to return to their home countries, such as Myanmar, for various reasons including Covid-19 and ongoing political situations.
The Chonburi vice-governor stated that from October of last year, 1,195 businesses/employers and 18,327 migrant workers had been checked in the province in regards to legal status.
Of those, 311 employers and 58 migrant workers have faced legal actions as a result of findings that came from the checks.
The majority of recent Covid-19 cases in Chonburi have come from industrial estates, markets, construction sites, migrant worker communities, and similar locations where there is a high level of migrant workers living in densely packed areas. As a result, this has led to a current policy in Chonburi that migrant workers should not be transporting between provinces and regions and if migrant workers are entering Chonburi they should quarantine for a period of fourteen days.
Migrant worker camps, construction sites, and industrial estates that are areas of concern as designated by the Chonburi Public Health Office are also under “safe and sealed” programs currently, in which workers can essentially only travel to and from work and their place of residence without mixing into the general public.
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