Seven migrant workers arrested in Trat market crackdown

2026-03-19 - 12:30

TRAT — Authorities in Khao Saming district arrested seven migrant workers during a joint inspection at Saen Tung municipal fresh market on 19 March, officials said. The operation, conducted at 10:00 by a multi-agency team including Khao Saming Police, Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Trat, provincial employment officials, immigration police and local administrative officers, targeted illegal foreign labour and sought to protect jobs reserved for Thai nationals. Officials said the suspects — four Cambodians, two Myanmar nationals and one Lao — were found working as vendors selling vegetables, sausages, grilled chicken and ice, occupations prohibited for foreign workers. They were charged with working beyond permitted rights under Section 8, with penalties under Section 101. Some were also found to have expired passports or border passes. All suspects were later handed over to investigators at Khao Saming Police Station for legal proceedings and will be deported after due process, authorities said