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Work permit
rules revamp
Processed
in order, reasons for declining will be given - Dej
by Penchan
Charoensuthipha
Rules for granting work permits to foreigners will be revamped. Labour
Minister Dej Boonlong said the Labour Ministry would come up with
clear guidelines for considering work permit applications. They would
be considered in the order in which they were received, and officials
would have to give reasons when they did not uphold them, to avoid
corruption.
He had told Employment Department head Wanchai Phadungsupalai to
rethink policy after complaints from foreign investors about delays
and bureaucratic red tape. The Department says some 92,000 foreigners,
mostly from Japan, Taiwan, China, the United States and India are
working in Thailand. Some 32,000 people applied for work permits last
year, but only 29,000 were granted.
Bangkok Post, April 19, 2002
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