Monday, March 1, 2010

Thai govt asked to stop migrants’ crackdown plan

02/28/2010
By Veronica Uy
Inquire.net

MANILA, Philippines—The Thai Royal Government must stop its planned crackdown on more than 1.4 million migrant workers, mostly from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma, citing possible violations of international and regional conventions if it proceeds with the plan.
The International Migrants Alliance (IMA) made the appeal in a statement e-mailed to media outfits over the weekend.
The crackdown follows after the Thai government ruled that migrant workers need to submit to the national verification scheme which requires all migrant workers with a two-year work permit to complete a 13-step application process for visa extension.

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