Child’s play accredited an extension for over 200,000 migrant workers’ employment contracts, permitting them to retain their jobs till the new government assumes workplace, based on Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam. The choice impacts employees from Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia, and comes after an preliminary rejection of the Labour Ministry’s request for an extension. The change of heart was prompted by concerns that the continued uncertainty over the government’s formation may lead to a major labour shortage.
Wissanu stated that without the extension, migrant staff would want to return to their home nations and wait for the new authorities to take energy before resuming their jobs in Thailand. However, he emphasised that the contract extension would only last for so lengthy as the current government stays in its caretaking capacity, with the measure subject to evaluation as quickly as the federal government is changed. The deputy prime minister said…
“The employment extension doesn’t require endorsement from the Election Commission (EC) as it doesn’t contain the spending of state money.”
Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri added that the Cabinet’s approval was supposed to reinforce financial security, reported Bangkok Post.
The extension applies to migrant workers covered by the labour-related memorandum of understanding (MoU) that the Thai government has signed with the workers’ native countries. The employment period can last up to 4 years, with the extension permitted by the cabinet set to expire on July 31.
In the meantime, Wissanu famous that if the present government remains in a caretaker position past October 1, the constitution permits it to use state funds allocated to various ministries until the new authorities takes over and the new central finances begins. October 1 marks the start of the model new fiscal yr..