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THAILAND CALLS ON ILLEGAL FOREIGN WORKERS TO REGISTER.

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BANGKOK, June 8 Asia Pulse - Thailand's government plans to offer illegal foreign workers for the last opportunity to officially register and receive a temporary passport as well as work permit, Thai Labour Minister Paitoon Kaewthong has said.

There are now 400,000-500,000 foreign workers who have registered already and some 400,000 illegal workers in Thailand, the minister was quoted by Thailand news agency (TNA) as saying.

The Ministry of Labour will allow employers to enroll their foreign workers, giving them temporary passports and ...

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