Pregnant illegal workers to be allowed to give birth : Employment Dept
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Under a proposal by the Department of Employment, illegal female migrant workers who become pregnant while working in Thailand will be allowed to stay on and give birth here.
Their newborns would be allowed to stay legally with their mothers, director general Prawit Khiangphol said Monday.
Under existing regulations, such women are repatriated to give birth in their countries before returning to work, leaving their children at home. Prawit did not say when the change would be put into practice.
The government eventually plans to allow female migrant workers whose nationalities have been verified and who are allowed to work in Thailand to give birth here and receive full maternity assistance under the social security scheme.
Children born to such mothers would be certified by the embassies of their parents’ home countries and allowed to stay with their parents until they return home at the end of their employment contracts.
