MAP Foundation Thailand

Total Number of Registered Migrants in Thailand,
December 2006

March 2006 - February 2007
208,562

July 2006 - June 2007
460,014

Laotians with passport (MOU) about
43,440

Cambodian s with Certificate of Identity about
37,214

Burmese with temporary passport
10,000

Total; 980,122

Period of registration: 7B March 1st 2007 - 28th February 2008

6E July 1st 2007 - 30th June 2008

Conditions

Migrants who previously registered will be allowed to re-register for a further year. All migrants who register for a work permit will have to enter the verification of identification process. Authorities will strictly enforce the entry and deportation of unregistered migrants to avoid negative impact on society and the security of the country. Migrants renewing the July work permit will have six months in which to register.

Health Criteria

Health check up 600 baht, health insurance 1,300 baht

Period of registration 6D: July 2006 - June 2007

(Cabinet Resolution MAY 18th 2006)

Number of registered migrants	460,014 workers registered
Conditions	Migrants could register with a new employer only if their previous employer had died, could prove that they had forced or didn't pay the worker, unfairdismissal had stopped or changed business, migrants changing employers needed to pay an extra 450 baht.
Cost of registration	Total: 3,800 baht: (100 baht for new card, 1,800 baht for one year work permit, 600 baht for health check up, 1,300 baht for health insurance.
Health Criteria	same as in previous registrations.
Registration of employers	Thai employers registered to hire 1,333,703 migrant workers.

Period of registration: 6D- March 2006 - February 2007

Number of registered migrants	- Burmese: 168,849 (renewals: 163,499; new registration 5,340) - Cambodia: 29,195 (renewals: 23,653; new registration 5,955) - Laotian: 22,848 (renewals: 208,392; new registration 12,490) Total= 220,892
Conditions	* Attempt to employ an extra 500,000 workers to fill labour shortage. * 50,000 baht deposit fee per newly arrived migrant and 10,000 baht deposit fee for migrantswho had previously registered. * The policy stated that it was not to be implemented under a human rights framework.

Period of registration: July 2005-June 2006

Number of registered migrants	871,170 mirants registered under this policy (705,293 from Burma, 90,073 from Lao PDR, 75,804 from Cambodia)
Registration by province	Bangkok: 144,020 (20.42%) Samutsakorn 73,896 (10.48%) Tak 41,242 (5.85%) Chiang Mai 42,441 (6%) Samutprakarn 32,525 (4.61%)
Conditions	only migrants who had registered with the Ministry of Interior in 2004 could register. Border provinces could make local arrangements for cross-border seasonal workers. Migrants could move their place of employment to another province for the first time. Dependents of migrants who registered were allowed temporary status.
Cost of registration	3,800 baht for migrants with work cards. An extra 450 baht for migrants with only temporary ID cards.
Registration of employers	240,297 employers demanded: 1,881,520 migrant workers. Department of Employment approved quota of 1,773,349

Period of Registration: July 1st 2004 - June 30th 2005

Number of registered migrants	1,284,920 migrants (921, 492 from Burma, 179,,887 from Lao PDR and 183,541 from Cambodia)
Conditions	All Migrans i Thailand from Burma Cambodia and Lao PDRcould register for the one year temporary ID Card (Tor Ror 38/1), free and independent of an employer. This number included: 93,000 persons under the age of 15 years and around 10,000 over the age of 60 years.
Cost of registration	Total: 3,800 baht (600 baht for health check up, 1,300 baht for health insurance 1,800 baht for work permit 100 baht for the card.
Registration of employers	246,553 employers registered requested 1,591,222 migrants

Registration of work permits: August 1st 2004 - July 30th 2005

Number of registered migrants	846,568 of migrants registered with ID Card now registered for work permits.
Conditions	Migrants with temporary ID to register for a work permit within six months.
Cost of registration	Total: 3,800 baht (medical check up: 600 baht, health insurance: 1,300 baht, one year work permit 1,800 baht (3mth (450 baht) 6mth (900 baht) and one year (1,800 baht) were available work permit card 100 baht)
Registration of employers	248,553 employers registered requesting 1,591,222 migrant workers.

Period of registration 6A: July 1st 2004 - June 30th 2005

(For Tor Ror 38/1 Temporary ID)

Number of registered migrants	1,284,920 migrants reported (921,432 from burma, 179,887 from Lao PDR and 183,541 from Cambodia
Conditions	All migrants in Thailand from Burma, Cambodia and Lao PDR could register for the one year temporary ID Card (Tor Ror 38/1), free and independent of an employwer. This number included: 93,082 persons under the age of 15 years and around 10,000 over the age of 60 years.
Registration of employers	246,553 employers registered requested 1,591,222 migrants.

Period of registration 5D:

August 2003 - July 2004

Number of registered migrants	288,780 migrants.
Conditions	only migrants who registered in 2001 and re-registered in 2002 could register again.

MOU signed with Myanmar

21 st June between Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar "Cooperation in the Employment of irregular migrants"

MOU signed with Cambodia

May 31st 2003 Ministry of Labour, Thailand and Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Tranining and Youth Rehabilitation sign MOU on " Cooperation on the Employment of Irregular Migrants

Period of registration 5C:

August 2002 - July 2003

Number of registered migrants	353,274
Conditions	only those migrants who had registered in 2001 could re-register, Factories or firms with Board of Investment privileges would not be allowed to employ alien workers.
Cost of registration	Total: 4,450 baht for one year (3,250 for first six months 1,200 for second six months)

MOU signed with Lao PDR

18th October 2002 MOU on Cooperation in the Employment of irregular migrants signed between the Ministry of Labour, Thailand and Ministry of Labout and Social Welfare, Lao PRD

Period of registration 5B:

March 2002 - August 2002

Number of registered migrants	430,037 (of the 568,249) successfully completed Health check up.
Health Criteria	same as in previous pollicies, no pregnancy testing.

Period of registration 5A:

September 2001 - February 2002

Number of registered migrants	568,249 (451,335 from Burma)
Conditions	all categories of manual labour allowed to registed 80,000 domestic workers registered, Migrants could register for six months without and employer, 100,000 migrants took advantage of this.
Health Criteria	Health check up after six months.
Cost	Total: 4,250 baht (1,000 baht deportation deposit for immigration, 1,300 baht for health insurance, 150 baht for card, 900 baht for health check up, 900 baht registration fee.

Period of registration 4 :

August 2000 - August 2001

Number of registered migrants	106,684 migrants registered.
Conditions	Domestic workers still not allowed to register.
Health Check	7 diseases checked; TB, syphilis, elephantiitus, leprosy, drug addiction, mental health, alcoholism. Pregnancy tested as a condition for deportation

Period of registration 3:

August 1999 - August 2000

Number of registered migrants	86,895 work permits
Conditions	7 provinces and 18 types of work. Fields of work done predominantly by women, including domestic work, restaurant and retail jobs were excluded.
Requests of employers	355,050 workers in 51 provinces in 82 different types of work.
Cost	process was decentralized so different costs in different provinces, around 3,700 baht.
Health Criteria	same as 1998 except that HIV was also tested. It was not on the list of diseases for migrants, but was on the medical form used for medical check at provincial level (section 6.6) as a condition for rejecting work permit.

Period of registration 2:

August 1998 - August 1999

Number of registered migrants	90,911 work permits (79,057 from Burma, 10,593 from Cambodia and 1,261 from Lao)
Conditions	37 provinces, performing 18 types of manual labour Quota of 159,902 work permits allocated.
Requests of employers	employers requested 233, 346 migrant workers.
Cost	Total: 3,210 baht (1,000 baht deposit to immigration, 700 baht for a medical certificate, 500 baht for a health card 1,000 baht for work registration and 10 baht for government stamp.
Health Criteria	Migrants were refused work permits for advanced tuberculosis, physical weakness, physical deformation due to leprosy and elephantituus, third stage syphilis, illegal drug adductions, alcoholism, psychoological dissorderand mental illness.

Period of registration 1:

November 1996 - August 1998

Number of registered migrants	303,088 migrants workers 263,782 or 87% of registered migrants were people from Burma
Conditions	2 years "work while awaiting deportation" Burmese, Cambodian and Laotian migrants 43 provinces, 7 types of work in 11 sectors, including argiculture, fishing and it;s downstream industries, construction and quarries, pottery, brick industries and domestic labour Mggrants had to report to immigrantion every 3 months.
Cost of registration	1,000 Baht deposit fee, 1,000 baht health/ permit