BANGKOK, April 15 (TNA) – Another group of Thai illegal
migrants in South Korean have returned home after being cleared by South Korean
immigration authorities and certified by the Thai Embassy.
The 135 Thai citizens arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on a
Jeju Air’s chartered flight at 9.40 pm on Tuesday. There are among the latest 300 Thai workers
who are allowed to return to Thailand following the Covid-19 outbreak in South
Korea.
They are among thousands of Thai people believed to have
worked illegally in South Korea, some of them have already returned home
shortly after South Korea became a coronavirus hotspot.
All of the Thai workers are required to be quarantined at
the government’s designated facilities for 14 days.
Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Tewan
Liptapanlop who inspected the health screening procedure and transfers of the
returnees at Suvarnabhumi Airport said the returnees must pass health screening
conducted in compliance with international standard before being transferred to
state quarantine facilities.
“At the state quarantine facilities, health officials will
provide health checks again before putting each of them in separate rooms,” he
said.
Another group of 165 Thais, accompanied by South Korean
health officials, will arrive on a flight from South Korea on Wednesday.
Following the outbreak, South Korea has given an amnesty for
the Thai illegal migrants, also known as Little Ghosts, who overstayed their visas
and worked illegally in the country.(TNA)
