Dr. Apichai srimuangDr. Apichai srimuang Pol Maj. Anusorn ThuvasinPol Maj. Anusorn Thuvasin Pol Maj. Parinyaporn Raslue Pol Maj. Parinyaporn Raslue

Thailand Migrants ReportThailand Migrants Report

Security strategy of Security strategy of Immigration officeImmigration office

Prevention and suppression of illegal Prevention and suppression of illegal migration and unrequited alien personmigration and unrequited alien person

1. Prevention and suppression of illegal 1. Prevention and suppression of illegal

migration and unrequited alien personmigration and unrequited alien person 2. Inspection an person and vehicle that 2. Inspection an person and vehicle that

enter and exist the kingdom and residenceenter and exist the kingdom and residence

Concerned rules on implementingConcerned rules on implementing irregular migrant workers irregular migrant workers

Key rulesKey rulesThe Immigration Act The Immigration Act

19791979article article 1111 “ “One who One who enter or exist the enter or exist the country It is required to country It is required to route through an route through an immigration channelimmigration channel

ArticleArticle 1212 One who is committed One who is committed to illegal migration to Thailandto illegal migration to Thailand

((11 ) ) Undocumented, Undocumented, incorrectness or invalidityincorrectness or invalidity

((22 ) ) No basic element to live No basic element to live

((33 ) ) Migrant workersMigrant workers

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Article Article 37 37 regular aliens regular aliens allowed to temporary stay in allowed to temporary stay in Thailand must Thailand must

1) 1) not work or service, not work or service, except authorized by the director except authorized by the director general of Labor department or general of Labor department or delegatedelegate

2) 2) shelter at the place at shelter at the place at informed to an official informed to an official

3) 3) appear at a local appear at a local police within 24 hours, in police within 24 hours, in case of moving in case of moving in

4) 4) in case of moving to in case of moving to any province ,appear to a any province ,appear to a local police with in 48 hourslocal police with in 48 hours

5) 5) in case of 90 day in case of 90 day overstay in the kingdom, overstay in the kingdom, must inform by document must inform by document to an immigrant office.to an immigrant office.

ArticleArticle 54 54 any alien who is any alien who is undocumented holder, undocumented holder, overstay, or its eradicated the overstay, or its eradicated the officials may send out of the officials may send out of the kingdomkingdom

Article Article 63 63 any one take alien any one take alien in, any act that subsidy, in, any act that subsidy, facilitate to come in the facilitate to come in the kingdom shall be punishedkingdom shall be punished

Article Article 6464 Anyone who Anyone who know alien come in the know alien come in the Kingdom by breaching Kingdom by breaching this act though this act though sheltering, hiding ,or sheltering, hiding ,or supporting in order to supporting in order to avoid being arrested avoid being arrested shall be punished shall be punished

the Act of Migrant the Act of Migrant Work Permit Work Permit 20082008

Article 7Article 7 The kind of work in The kind of work in condition of place and duration can condition of place and duration can be provided to migrant worker be provided to migrant worker through a ministry regulation by through a ministry regulation by considering national security, considering national security, opportunity of native employment opportunity of native employment and developing country needs of and developing country needs of migrant workermigrant worker

Article Article Migrants shall Migrants shall not be allowed to work not be allowed to work except on permission and except on permission and gain work permitgain work permit

Article Article 1414 Any alien Any alien worker who is a worker who is a neighboring country ‘s neighboring country ‘s permanent residence or permanent residence or nationality if enter to nationality if enter to the Kingdom by some the Kingdom by some document in stead of document in stead of passport would be passport would be allowed to work allowed to work temporary or by temporary or by seasoning ,specific for seasoning ,specific for near to border or near to border or adjacent areaadjacent area

Geography of Thailand in GMSGeography of Thailand in GMS

ฆฎฟพรมแดนทางทะเล

รวม 2,705 ก.ม.

Lao 1,750 KM.

Cambodia 789 Km.

Myanmar2,202 KM.

Malaysia 576 Km.

Types of border channelsTypes of border channels

11 Permanent borderPermanent border

22 Temporary borderTemporary border

33 Flexible borderFlexible border 44 Natural borderNatural border 55 Custom Law borderCustom Law border

Definitions of border channelsDefinitions of border channels

1 1 Permanent borderPermanent border is channels that both is channels that both Thai and neighboring governments open Thai and neighboring governments open for transportation by person property for transportation by person property vehicle by duration and procedure of vehicle by duration and procedure of immigration and custom practice of both immigration and custom practice of both countriescountries

2. 2. Temporary border is channels that open by Temporary border is channels that open by temporary or emergency which not temporary or emergency which not involve economic collaboration and no involve economic collaboration and no other border channels and will be closed other border channels and will be closed after ending up such mission such as after ending up such mission such as sending back refugees sending some vital sending back refugees sending some vital goods to neighboring country goods to neighboring country

3 3 Flexible borderFlexible border is channels which that is channels which that area is allowed for commercial by area is allowed for commercial by controlling volume of goods and vital controlling volume of goods and vital productsproducts

44 Natural borderNatural border is channels which people is channels which people of both countries can enter and exist as of both countries can enter and exist as relatives visitingrelatives visiting

55 Custom Law border Custom Law border is channels is channels which provide for border commercial which provide for border commercial

Causes of illegal migrationCauses of illegal migration

11 Push FactorsPush Factors are the conditions of are the conditions of

sending country originate from problem in sending country originate from problem in politics economics and society which their politics economics and society which their people can not restraint people can not restraint 22 Pull FactorsPull Factors are the conditions in are the conditions in

Thailand which motivate migrant worker Thailand which motivate migrant worker to come in for better of their lifeto come in for better of their life or or reason of welcoming friendly manner of reason of welcoming friendly manner of Thai and ineffective of immigration Thai and ineffective of immigration implementation. implementation.

Existing Irregular Migrant Worker in ThailandExisting Irregular Migrant Worker in Thailand

1.1. Certain Illegal Migrant Worker 3 group nationalities Certain Illegal Migrant Worker 3 group nationalities

((Myanmar Lao and Myanmar Lao and CambodiaCambodia ) ) andand general general Illegal Illegal

Migrant WorkerMigrant Worker ((Chinese, N.Korea, India, Bangkradesh, Nepal, Chinese, N.Korea, India, Bangkradesh, Nepal, Mong, Rohingya etc.)Mong, Rohingya etc.)

2. Migrant Workers who are over stay in Thailand and still not go 2. Migrant Workers who are over stay in Thailand and still not go back to back to

their countries.their countries.

3. Migrant Workers who are eradicated their stay in Thailand in 3. Migrant Workers who are eradicated their stay in Thailand in case of being committed criminal lawcase of being committed criminal law

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พม�า, 80,460

ลาว, 10,957

ก$มพ+ชีา, 53,251

พม�าลาวก$มพ+ชีา

Report of arresting irregular Report of arresting irregular workers by Immigration Officeworkers by Immigration Office

Lao

Cambodia

Myanmar

ก$มพ+ชีา, 70,557

ลาว, 30,545

พม�า, 141,670

พม�าลาวก$มพ+ชีา

Report of pushing back measure of migrants out of the Kingdom of Thailand

during Jan – Sept 2008

Cambodia

Myanmar

Lao