About 3,000 Vietnamese migrants will be legally allowed to work in Thailand for one year.

The cabinet approved the Ministry of Labor’s proposal for migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia to be employed in fish processing factories and others in fishery sector in 22 coastal provinces.

Thiat is part of the government measure to solve problems related to illegal fishing. In addition, the cabinet also approved the registration for some 3,000 Vietnamese migrant workers who held tourist visas to Thailand before February 10, 2015.

The Vietnamese will be given legal permission to work in Thailand for one year as fisherman, laborer, housemaid or restaurant worker, following a Memorandum of Understanding earlier reached between Thailand and Vietnam.

By National News Bureau of Thailand

Published on 10 November 2015