The Ministry of Labor has announced that action has been taken against nearly 150 agencies that cannot provide proof of remittances to the families of oversea workers.
From September 2023 to December 2023, the agencies that sent workers to Thailand and Malaysia were inspected and 8 agencies failed to have family remittance accounts checked, 71 agencies that could not provide evidence and 67 agencies that could not provide evidence to meet the specified percentage, a total of 146 agencies, according to the announcement.
These agencies have been taken actions such as suspending the process of sending workers abroad, suspending the new job offers and forcing them to pay fines.
The statement stated that the agencies that have taken action will continue to allow the sending process and the right to submit a new job offer if the percentage of the workers’ ability to submit proof of family remittance account is met.
If the oversea workers fail to transfer family remittances, they will be banned from working and leaving abroad for a limited period of time, not issuing an Oversea Workers Identification Card (OWIC), not allowing the passport to be extended and will take necessary verification and action, according to statement.
