Embassy admits incentive offered to stay but denies income delays.
24 October 2023 at 17: 27 PUBLISHED
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin stated on Tuesday in response to claims that income payments have been delayed that Israeli employers should not use cash as a lever to retain Thai workers in Israel at such an unsafe time.
The primary minister claimed that on Monday night, he spoke with Jewish ambassador Orna Sagiv about the situation.
According to Mr. Srettha, Israel reportedly offered higher pay or postponed salary payments until November 10 in an effort to keep Thai staff.
When Thai existence were on the line, this was intolerable. Ms. Sagiv had immediately retorted that she was unaware of such information and may look into the situation.
Mr. Srettha claimed that he emphasized the ambassador’s investigation during his visit.
The prime minister claimed to be aware of some Thais’ decision to stay in Israel rather than return back and to comprehend the workers’ economic ramifications.
He did, however, want every Thai employee present to go back for their own health. He claimed that the government may find them employment below with fair pay.
The 19 Thais taken prisoner by Hamas during the invasion on October 7 were still unaccounted for, according to the prime minister.
The 19 Thais were among the more than 200 individuals who were kidnapped, including immigrants, according to Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, the minister of foreign affairs. The Thais had nothing to do with the fight, so he hoped Hamas would relieve them immediately.
The position in Israel and the Gaza Strip was getting worse, so he was worried about the kidnapped people.
The Thais’ bodies were decomposing, according to the foreign secretary, making it challenging to determine them. DNA cross-checks may be necessary for identifying, he said.
According to Mr. Parnpree, a lot of Thai personnel had made the decision to temporarily stay in Israel.
On Tuesday, the Israeli embassy denied that salaries were being postponed in order to persuade Vietnamese workers to be. According to the embassy, the grievances might come from employees who wanted to be paid earlier than usual, which was on the 10th of each calendar month. In fact, more cash was being offered to entice people to stay. & nbsp,
According to the ambassador, there were about 30,000 Thai workers in Israel who were significant players in the food supply chain and the agricultural industry.
According to the speech, Israel needed Thai employees, so it extended their permits and gave specific allowances to those who made the decision to stay in their positions near the Gaza Strip through the year’s end.