PPEO chief Yaowapa Pibulpol told The Phuket News that a team of officials, including Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut, Phuket’s vice governors, police, employment and labour office officials , will start making plans next week to inspect the businesses.
They would be checking for work permits for foreigners and inspecting the details of any Thai shareholders.
“We will start to plan and organise teams to inspect all three districts – Muang, Thalang and Kathu,” she said.
The PPEO held a conference for Thai businesspeople yesterday (February 7) at the Merlin Hotel in Phuket Town, to inform business owners about the laws about hiring foreigners, work permits, and the employment act and laws.
Immigration officer Pol Lt Col Suban Krutpan spoke about the immigration laws, and outlined the process foreigners needed to go through to work in Thailand.
Department of Employment lawyer Tipakon Wutthiprecha gave more details about foreigners working in Thailand.
Ms Yaowapa said the officials would visit businesses only in groups – and warned that anyone who arrived alone claiming to be from of the departments involved in the checks might be a fake.
“We encourage people to take photos of these people and inform the police immediately by calling 191, because they might be cheating people.”