Partial deployment ban up in Thailand

A temporary ban has been imposed on the deployment of newly hired overseas Filipino workers to Thailand due to the worsening political situation there.

In a resolution, the POEA Governing Board said it is imposing a "temporary suspension on the processing and deployment of newly-hired OFWs to Thailand."

"(Under) Alert Level 2, only the processing and deployment of returning OFWs with existing employment contracts shall be allowed, and the processing and deployment of newly-hired OFWs shall be suspended," the POEA said in Governing Board Resolution 6 dated May 21.

Last Jan. 24, the POEA Governing Board issued a resolution imposing a similar temporary suspension on the processing and deployment of newly hired OFWs to Thailand, but this was limited to four areas.

At the time, it said the Department of Foreign Affairs raised the crisis alert level in Thailand to "2" in Bangkok, Nonthaburi province, Lad LunKaew district (Pathumthani province) and Bang Phli district (Samutprakan province) due to a 60-day state of emergency stemming from civil unrest there.

The DFA then lowered the crisis alert level in the four areas to "1" (precautionary phase).

But last May 20, the DFA raised the alert level in the Kingdom to "2" following the Thai Army's declaration of martial law due to the escalating civil and political unrest.

Thai Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha said the military had stepped in to restore order and build investor confidence, and warned that troops would take action against anyone who used weapons and harmed civilians.

Twenty-eight people have been killed and 700 injured since the anti-government protests in Thailand began in November last year. The crisis is the latest chapter in a near-decade-long power struggle between former telecoms tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra and the royalist establishment that has brought the country to the brink of recession and even raised fears of civil war.

Signing the POEA resolution were acting Labor Secretary and acting POEA Governing Board chairperson Rebecca Chato; POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac; and governing board members Felix Oca, Estrelita Hizon, Alexander Asuncion and Milagros Isabel Cristobal.

Philippine officials have advised Filipinos in Thailand to remain vigilant. —Joel Locsin/KBK, GMA News

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