The military and police of Thailand ’s Surat Thani province will launch a crackdown on illegal foreign migrant workers on Koh Tao after they found that business operators on the island deliberately refused to give accurate information about the number of foreign migrant workers they have employed.
The imminent crackdown follows the arrest of two Myanmar workers suspected of involvement in the murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao in mid-September.
Maj-Gen Thinachat Chinda-ngern, commander of the Surat Thani provincial military command, said on October 5 that the military has conducted an investigation into the number of foreign migrant workers on Koh Tao and found out that there were about 7,000 but business owners reported only about 4,000.
The officer also blamed business operators for collaborating with the authorities in disclosing the real figure of foreign migrant workers they have hired. For that matter, he said that legal actions will be taken against those who allegedly provided shelter to illegal workers in case they did not tell the truth.-VNA
The imminent crackdown follows the arrest of two Myanmar workers suspected of involvement in the murder of two British backpackers on Koh Tao in mid-September.
Maj-Gen Thinachat Chinda-ngern, commander of the Surat Thani provincial military command, said on October 5 that the military has conducted an investigation into the number of foreign migrant workers on Koh Tao and found out that there were about 7,000 but business owners reported only about 4,000.
The officer also blamed business operators for collaborating with the authorities in disclosing the real figure of foreign migrant workers they have hired. For that matter, he said that legal actions will be taken against those who allegedly provided shelter to illegal workers in case they did not tell the truth.-VNA
