BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The Labour Ministry will only pay compensation to legal labourers who have been forced to suspend working in South Korea due to the Covid-19 outbreak, secretary to the labour minister Lt-General Nanthadet Meksawas said on Friday (March 6).
“Those who have been working illegally, called ‘Phi Noi’ in other words – a term designated for those who entered South Korea to work illegally in disguise as tourists – will not get any compensation, ” he said.
“If these persons are members of the Overseas Workers Fund, they will automatically get compensation according to the labour law, ” he said. According to the Department of Employment, those who are members of the Overseas Workers Fund will be entitled to Bt15,000 compensation.
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