The Department of Employment intensified its crackdown on employers and foreign workers found engaging in reserved professions, specifically targeting unauthorized makeup teacher roles.
Recently, two people have been prosecuted, reinforcing the protection of Thai citizens’ right to work.
This followed reports of Chinese nationals operating a Thai costume rental shop and providing makeup services to tourists near the iconic Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram.
Once again, these illegal workers were reported to authorities by Thai people.
Thai people are not going to standby and watch foreigners working illegally here, taking their jobs and money.
You are taking a huge risk if you decide to work in Thailand illegally.
What is odd, is the authorities taking such swift action against Chinese people working illegally.
Citizens are encouraged to report illegal foreign labor activities to the Central Employment Registration and Job Seeker Protection Division, Department of Employment, located on the fourth floor of the Ministry of Labor building, or via provincial employment offices, Bangkok offices 1-10, the Ministry of Labor hotline at 1506 ext. 2, or the Department of Employment hotline at 1694
Upon inspecting six Thai costume rental shops, it was discovered that one shop was employing two Chinese nationals as makeup teachers without proper permits.
These people have been detained and handed over to Phra Ratchawang police station for legal proceedings.
The charges include working without a permit, violating Section 8 of the Foreign Workers Act 2017, with penalties outlined in Section 101 of the same act and its 2018 amendment. Employers hiring foreign workers without permits breach Section 9, with penalties under Section 102.
Consequences for unlicensed workers include fines from 5,000 to 50,000 baht (US$145 to 1,460), deportation, and a two-year ban on reapplying for a Thai work permit.
Source: The Thaiger