Accroding to Bankok Post, because labor regulation in Thailand on migrant workers is poor, documented migrant workers often neglect on renewing their legal status.
One researcher suggests some risks
Phenomenon: it is just inconvenient for the migrant workers in some particular industrial sectors such as fishery or agriculture to renew their status. Some of them have to work on the sea for several months. Some of them are just sesonal migrant workers only step by during harvest seasons.
(1) This might make them vulnerable to exploitation by their employers, because the employers can seize their documnets.
(2) Also, medical claims by undocumented people would be expensive.
(3) They would easily be arrested by police, because their legal status is illegal.
Statistical Transition of the Number of Documented Aliens from Burma, Laos and Cambodia.
2001 > 568,249
2002> 430,074
2003> 288,780
2004> 838,943 (this sharp increase was caused by new regulation that requires family member registration )
2005> 460,014
The National Fisheries Association of Thailand are suffering from its labor shortage, because ,,,
(1) undocumented migrant workers just seek new employment without completing their term.
(2) employers who accept undocumented labourers are to be punished.
(3) illegal migrant workers could be deported anytime.
*In my opinion, it seems so difficult to assume the cost to promote the documentation of illegal workers.
Resource: "THAILAND NUMBER OF MIGRANT WORKERS SEEKING WORK PERMIT RENEWALS STEADILY DECLINES DUE TO POOR LABOUR REGULATIONS, RESEARCHER SAYS" Thai Press Report, April 4, 2007. http://web.lexis-nexis.com/
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