28″ being compelled to work” in a hazardous place
18 October 2023 at 4:49 PUBLISHED
After being sent back to the so-called” dark area” by their boss, who they claim is forcing them to continue working in the midst of the continuous conflict, 28 Thai workers in Israel are pleading with the government to return them.
Pongsakorn: Concerns about safety
A vegetable farm in Yated, a little town in southern Israel 10 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, was abandoned, according to Pongsakorn Intaworn, 31, of Ban Dung region in Udon Thani, and 27 other Thai employees.
He previously stated that on October 10, their Jewish company had relocated the Thai employees to a rural town 200 kilometers from Yated. However, the company returned them to the farm on October 15 and left them there.
Mr. Pongsakorn stated that he and his coworkers were worried about their protection now that they were in a red zone where attacks were continued.
” We want to go back home.” To deal with our company, we would like [ the Thai government ] to get in touch with the Royal Thai Embassy in Israel. We don’t want to pass away, he begged.
Jaruwan: Food is scarce.
Mr. Abe, a 35-year-old Thai employee at the vegetable farm, claimed that their employer had denied their requests for permission to visit Thailand.
Their company left them in Yated as soon as they were driven back it, according to Mr. Abe, after they had just spent five days in the other town’s shelter.
He continued,” We want to talk to our company and ask any Thai official to assist us.”
” We are now concerned that any one of us may suffer harm because we are all 28 working in the midst of the issue.
Yupin Tongdeenok, a 30-year-old resident of Nakhon Phanom territory in Thailand, told the media that her sister-in-law is being forced to work in Israel despite being close to the Gaza Strip and the issue.
Jaruwan Chantawong, 35, a resident of Nakhon Phanom’s Renu Nagon city, was named as the sister-in-law. Ms. Yupin claimed that four years ago, she went to Israel to operate on a farm.
Nearly 50 Thai workers, the majority of whom are from the northern region, according to Ms. Yupin, are still employed at the land with her sister-in-law.
In addition to their worries about the local turmoil, all the workers are reportedly affected by food and electricity shortages.
To assist with their repatriation, their communities in Thailand are contacting the Royal Thai Embassy in Israel.