Phuket authorities caught an unlawful Chinese employee at Phuket International Airport final night time. The unnamed man is the third illegal Chinese worker caught on the airport this week.
Phuket Immigration checkpoint reported the incident in a Facebook submit right now. According to the submit, the person was arrested at around 7.15pm within the ‘tour parking lot.’ The man was handed over to Sakhu police for further questioning. Nothing about the man’s identification, or his occupation in Thailand, was reported.
Another two Chinese nationals have been caught at Phuket International Airport on Wednesday. Their identities and jobs were not reported both.
Meanwhile in Pattaya, an early morning raid on Wednesday at Amon Nakhon fresh market led to the seize of seven unlawful international employees. Officers searched the market and nearby retailers which noticed staff from Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos scatter in all directions to flee arrest.
Discount has seen an uptick in prosecutions of Asian overseas workers for illegal employment in the nation, based on a report by the Department of Employment (DoE). The report coated the period from October 2022 to March 2023.
The report revealed that 685 employment venues were prosecuted and a total of 1,550 individuals prosecuted. The majority of people prosecuted were economic migrants from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos who had entered Thailand without registration. There have been also many Indians and Vietnamese nationals prosecuted
The number of Europeans, Americans, and Australians arrested by DoE officers during this period was solely around 20. This may have been because the inspection appeared to primarily target illegal work that is popular with Asian migrants. Such work includes promoting items, hairdressing, driving automobiles, and massage. However, the report didn’t embody arrests by immigration police during the six-month interval..