BANGKOK, 16 August 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Employment (DOE) has opened employment centers in Tak, Sa Kaeo, and Nong Khai provinces to serve migrant workers in the area, in an effort to prevent and tackle human trafficking issues, according to DOE Director-General Arrug Phrommanee.

The DOE chief said the department has opened three employment centers in Tak, Sa Kaeo and Nong Khai, in keeping with the Cabinet’s resolution to provide employment services and hire migrant workers. The centers will also seek to address the workers on important information regarding employment in Thailand.

The centers provide training courses and orientation for immigrant workers looking for knowledge about their employment contract and their benefits when returning to their home country. The centers help employees and employers to ensure that the actual work is relevant to their employment contract. These efforts and services will help prevent and solve ongoing human trafficking issues and protect the foreign workers.

Thai employers can only employ migrant workers in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding that was agreed on. 284,405 workers have submitted their request to work in Thailand during October 2015-July 2016. 150,454 of these workers have been allowed to work legally in the kingdom.

National News Bureau Of Thailand | Employment centers opened in Tak, Sa Kaeo, Nong Khai serving immigrants