BANGKOK, Jan 9 (TNA) – Thailand opens a one-stop service
center for migrant workers to extend their working permits.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Thursday presided
over the opening of the One Stop Service (OSS) operated by the Ministry of
Labour at IT Square shopping mall in Bangkok.
It is one of four OSS in Bangkok tasked mainly with handling
applications for migrant workers whose work permits are to expire between March
and June.
The Ministry has assured speedy and convenient process for
about 1.7 million migrant workers, mostly from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar,
residing in Bangkok.
Labour Minister Chatu Mongol Sonakul said in all there would
be 38 more OSS centers around Thailand to provide service for nearly 4 million
workers until March 31.(TNA)
