Krabi
68 illegal migrant workers arrested at Krabi hotel construction site

Officers have arrested 68 illegal migrant workers at a five star hotel construction site near a beach in the main centre of Krabi yesterday (August 17).
Officers checked the hotel construction site on Tab Kheak Beach. Officers found 89 workers including 21 Thai and 68 Burmese.
All 68 Burmese workers were registered with a previous construction company not the current construction company. Registrations with new companies must be done within 15 days.
They have been arrested for being migrant workers, permitted to work but not registered with their current employer. The construction company has been charged for not registering its migrant workers.
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