The Middle East chapter of migrants’ rights group Migrante has urged the Philippines to help put a stop in the impending crackdown of migrant workers in Thailand.
In a statement, Migrante-Middle East said the Philippines, as one of the signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Families, should formally ask Thailand to reconsider its implementation of national verification scheme on migrant workers.
The new scheme requires all migrant workers with a two-year work permit to complete a 13-step application process for visa extension. The deadline of the scheme’s implementation was moved a month earlier to March 31 this year, and penalties will immediately be implemented.
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