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September 6th, 2006, 07:48
Thailand to export 10,000 workers to UAE
BANGKOK, Sept 5 (TNA) - Thailand will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) (Memoranda of Understanding) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to send Thai workers to the Persian Gulf country, one of the Arab world's wealthiest oil producing countries and will allow more Nepali workers to come to jobs here, Thai Labour Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said Monday. Mr. Somsak said he had recently discussed labour issues with his UAE counterpart Ali al-Kaabi who told him that the country wanted to import over 10,000 Thai workers, mainly welders.
Under the MOU, he said, sending the Thai workers will be carried out on a government-to-government basis and that an estimated revenue of Bt 6 billion (about US$161 million) will be generated and brought into the kingdom each year. However, the minister did not disclose when the MOU will be signed.
Meanwhile, Mr. Somsak met with Nepalese state minister for labour and transport management Ramesh Lekhak Monday for discussions on extending Thai- Nepalese co-operation regarding labour. Currently, the minister said, a total of 22,628 Nepalese nationals are legally permitted to work in Thailand -- 7,698 entered in 2004, 8,737 in 2005, and 6,193 so far this year -- and the number is expected to increase. Mr. Somsak said he and his Nepalese counterpart agreed to form a joint committee to review the employment arrangements of Nepalese workers in Thailand to ensure that it is carried out legally.
There are also numbers of illegal Nepali workers in Thailand. (TNA)-E009
BANGKOK, Sept 5 (TNA) - Thailand will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) (Memoranda of Understanding) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to send Thai workers to the Persian Gulf country, one of the Arab world's wealthiest oil producing countries and will allow more Nepali workers to come to jobs here, Thai Labour Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said Monday. Mr. Somsak said he had recently discussed labour issues with his UAE counterpart Ali al-Kaabi who told him that the country wanted to import over 10,000 Thai workers, mainly welders.
Under the MOU, he said, sending the Thai workers will be carried out on a government-to-government basis and that an estimated revenue of Bt 6 billion (about US$161 million) will be generated and brought into the kingdom each year. However, the minister did not disclose when the MOU will be signed.
Meanwhile, Mr. Somsak met with Nepalese state minister for labour and transport management Ramesh Lekhak Monday for discussions on extending Thai- Nepalese co-operation regarding labour. Currently, the minister said, a total of 22,628 Nepalese nationals are legally permitted to work in Thailand -- 7,698 entered in 2004, 8,737 in 2005, and 6,193 so far this year -- and the number is expected to increase. Mr. Somsak said he and his Nepalese counterpart agreed to form a joint committee to review the employment arrangements of Nepalese workers in Thailand to ensure that it is carried out legally.
There are also numbers of illegal Nepali workers in Thailand. (TNA)-E009