Chiang Mai uncovers over 100 illegal foreign workers in sweep

CHIANG MAI, 6 October 2016 (NNT) – A sweep of illegal workers in Chiang Mai province has uncovered over 100 illegal foreign laborers.

Chiang Mai Employment Officer Yaowapha Piboolpol led a contingent of border police and provincial administrators on a probe of foreign laborers in work sites and markets throughout Chiang Mai, finding more than 10 employers violating foreign employment laws and over 95 migrant workers without the proper documentation. Authorities filed charges against all those found and have begun punitive measures against the employers.

Full story: NNT

Reporter: Itiporn Lakarnchua
Rewriter: Paphamon Arayasukawat