PUBLISHED: 14 Jun 2024 at 04: 00
After receiving a limit to take 5, 000 agricultural laborers to the Middle Eastern nation in the second half of the time, the Department of Employment may give 1, 200 Thai employees to Israel.
Due to the ongoing fight that, department director-general Somchai Morakotsriwan announced yesterday that the department had made the decision to lift the ban on sending Thai workers to Israel.
Jerusalem provided the government with the assurance that Thai personnel would only be deployed in secure areas designated by the Israeli Front Command, he said.
As of yesterday, 30, 186 Thai workers have expressed their interest to work in Israel, with 25, 585 currently awaiting placement under the Thailand- Israel Cooperation ( TIC ) agreement on the placement of workers.
The Population and Immigration Authority of Israel ( Piba ) approved of the government’s request to send 5, 000 workers to Israel between June and December this year, he claimed. 1,200 workers who were scheduled to leave for Israel late last year will make up the first team to keep.
Military officers may be asked to provide information on emergency techniques so that they can ensure their safety before leaving.
He added that employers who send employees to Israel will also be informed of health standards.
A Thai group led by Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn met with Israel’s Interior Minister Moshe Arbel, Yoav Ben-Tzur, and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Avi Dichter in May.
The Thai committee made three demands at the appointment: a higher annual allowance for farm workers from 6, 000 to 20, 000, a higher limit for construction workers from 25, 000, and for Israel to help Thai employees who have had their contracts for at least five years and three months to reapply and work.