A shop that processes labour registration documentation for migrant workers in Bangkok's Kannayao district. The government has extended its foreign migrants' amnesty programme until the end of the month. The programme allows half a million workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to sort out permits needed for them to reside and work in the country legally. (Photo: Pattanapong Hirunard)
The cabinet has agreed to extend its foreign migrants' amnesty programme until the end of the month, allowing about 500,000 workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to sort out the permits they need to legally reside and work in the country.
Deputy government spokeswoman, Traisuree Taisaranakul, said on Thursday that the decision to extend the amnesty programme was reached on Tuesday.
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