Foundation for Education and Development (FED)'s Mae Sot branch delivered emergency supplies to the migrant workers who escaped the surprise raid by Thai police and immigration.

Labor minister Nai Chaloichai recently talked to the chief of the labor employment department, Nai Sonchai Sonhlak. They discussed some problems facing the department. There are significantly more illegal employees in Thailand than legally registered employees. Therefore, work should be done to reduce illegal employment as much as possible.

Companies producing temporary passports for Burmese workers asked for more money from Burmese Gurkha citizens, claiming that the higher cost was needed to pay the Burmese staff.

Since 2008, FED Migrant team has worked to improve Burmese prisoners’ situation in the Thai jails.

The Phang Nga province has two jails, one in Takua Pa and one in Phang Nga, the capital of the province.