BANGKOK (NNT) – In a press conference following Tuesday’s (8 Aug) Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha announced that the period for a certain group of foreign laborers to stay employed in Thailand without a work permit would be extended until September 30.

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The original deadline for the measure was July 31.

This latest extension aims to ensure that foreign workers can continue to work, while preventing businesses from facing labor shortages.

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Rewriter: Tarin Angskul
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