The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Thailand wants
to regulate alien workers while denying that it only deals with those
from Cambodia.
The ministry’s Spokesman Sek Wannamethi said
many Cambodian workers have travelled back to their country since they
were panicked over the rumors that the Thai government would arrest them
and their employers have feared that they would face legal actions from
hiring illegal workers.
The Thai government enforced laws as
usual without cracking down on illegal workers, especially those from
Cambodia , he said, adding that the government has helped take a lot of
illegal Cambodian workers to border crossings without pressing charges
against them.
The government is ready to investigate the
allegations that Thai officers had violated human rights of illegal
workers in order to provide justice for all sides and punish the
wrongdoers, said the spokesman.
The National Council for Peace and Order is trying to legalise illegal alien workers in Thailand , he added.-VNA