Bangkok Post
Govt looks to Sri Lankans to plug labour shortage
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The government is acting to alleviate the labour shortage by extending the work permits of current Lao and Myanmar employees and will bring in additional workers from Sri Lanka.
Key facts
- The government is acting to alleviate the labour shortage by extending the work permits of current Lao and Myanmar employees and will bring in additional workers from Sri Lanka.
- Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat announced this after chairing a committee on migrant workers on Monday.
- The committee resolved to allow Lao and Myanmar workers who had arrived under labour import memorandums of understanding and whose work permits expire between Jan 1, 2026, and Dec 31, 2027, to continue working without the usual 30-day break
- As for the 2.3 million migrant workers whose work permits expire on Feb 13 and March 31 next year, they would be extended until Feb 13, 2029
Summary
Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat announced this after chairing a committee on migrant workers on Monday.
He said the measures were necessary and would be presented to cabinet for formal approval.