148,240 Thais work overseas
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At the end of June, a number of 148,240 Thai workers holding the Employment Department's certificates have been working overseas, according to the Labour Ministry.
Most of them are in these five countries: Taiwan (59,021 workers), Malaysia (38,824), Singapore(36,000), Israel (25,824) and South Korea (22,825).
As of June, a number of 12,628 people registered for open job positions, 77.4 per cent being male labourers. In the month, 1,107 workers completed the job-search process and sent overseas.
According to deputy permanent secretary for labour Arak Prommanee, these workers enjoyed a sharp decrease in expenses when seeking overseas jobs through the ministry. For example, to reach Israel, now they pay only Bt76.500 each while job placement agencies usually charge Bt300,000.
Thai workers in June repatriated income worth Bt6.7 billion to Thailand. The sum showed a 6.6 per cent decrease from Bt7.19 billion in the same month last year.
