‘Illegal labour problem out of control’


Thai security forces take part in a joint police and army river patrol along the Thailand-Malaysia border in Takbai district in the southern province of Narathiwat on November 15,2020, as Thai authorities sought to prevent illegal entries. (Photo by Madaree TOHLALA/ AFP)

FOLLOWING news that Covid-19 has spread because of gambling dens and illegal migrant workers with links to grey businesses and bribery, the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has warned that the problem is getting out of control.

ACT secretary-general Mana Nimitmongkol emphasised that the illegal labour problem is like a drug war which cannot be solved due to bribes and benefits, and the problem is getting more complicated and difficult to control.

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