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    Thailand plans to reopen its borders to ease labor shortages

    • Last Update: 2022-01-10
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to a foreign media report on November 9, a government official in the country said on Tuesday that Thailand plans to reopen its borders to workers from neighboring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos to ease labor shortages, which are hurting its exports and dependence on tourism.
    Industry economy
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    The country’s Labor Ministry official, Pairote Chotikasathien, said that the regulations related to the vaccination status, quarantine procedures and COVID-19 testing of migrant workers will be decided on Wednesday
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    Thailand’s large export industries such as food and rubber production rely heavily on foreign labor, but strict border controls and quarantine rules have actually prevented all labor migration
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    Pairote estimates that the country needs 420,000 foreign workers at this time, mainly in the construction, manufacturing and seafood industries
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    Many workers left the country due to a severe epidemic earlier this year, but have not yet returned
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    According to the factory and building quarantine plan, some workers who stayed in the country were placed under the "bubble and seal" policy
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