THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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14 migrant workers arrested in Samut Prakan after being 'abandoned' on way to Rayong

14 migrant workers arrested in Samut Prakan after being 'abandoned' on way to Rayong

Police arrested 14 of 23 Myanmar nationals from Samut Sakhon, who were brought to Samut Prakan and reportedly "abandoned" on the way to Rayong by their employer as some had no work permits and amid news that all migrant workers would be checked for Covid-19. The other nine had left the truck they were being transported in to go stay with their relatives, according to one of the arrested workers.

Officials arrested the 14 at the entrance of Soi Mooban Green Lake, Bang Na-Trat Road in Samut Prakan.

The 14 were reportedly among the 23 migrant labourers being taken to work in pineapple farms in Rayong. Their employer instructed them to go and stay with their relatives after transporting all of them to Rama II area in the hope that the workers would join their relatives in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan. However, some of their relatives reportedly refused to take them in. Shortly after, the 14 were arrested at Soi Mooban Green Lake. The other nine had left the truck to go stay with relatives before the arrests were made, one of the 14 workers said.

According to an investigation, six of the 14 arrested have legal work documents stating that they are workers in the processed-seafood industry, while the other eight have no work permits.

All were promptly taken to a sports stadium to await health officials, who were to test them for Covid-19.

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