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- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 08:17:00
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Subject: Reuters-Thailand to ease controls on foreign labour
Thursday October 21, 3:30 am Eastern Time
Thailand to ease controls on foreign labour
BANGKOK, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Thailand will double its quota for foreign
labour employment to 162,000 from November to ease a shortage in various
labour-intensive industries, Deputy Prime Minister Korn Dabbaransi said on
Thursday.
``A labour shortage problem is seriously threatening the competitiveness of
some industries as they can hardly find enough local people for low-skilled
work,'' Korn told reporters.
Most foreign labour in Thailand comes from neighbouring Myanmar, Laos and
Cambodia. Foreign workers are mainly employed by the fishing industry, rice
mills and poultry farms.