Overseas Thai

Overseas Thai people (Thai: คนไทยพลัดถิ่น, คนไทยในต่างแดน) number approximately 1.1 million persons worldwide. They can be roughly divided into two groups:

A "non-resident Thai" is a citizen of Thailand who holds a Thai passport and has temporarily emigrated to another country for employment, residence, education or any other purpose. The Bank of Thailand estimates that, as of 2016^[update], 1,120,837 Thais worked overseas.^[1]

Israel: As of 2018^[update], a total of 24,746 Thais, mostly agricultural workers, temporarily resided in Israel. They reportedly earn a minimum of about 47,000 baht a month.^[2]^[3]

Republic of Korea: As of September 2018^[update], there were reportedly 192,163 Thais living in South Korea.^[4] The Korean Justice Ministry estimates that the number of illegal Thai residents soared from 68,449 in 2017 to 122,192 as of August 2018.^[5]

A "person of Thai origin" is a person of Thai origin or ancestry who was or whose ancestors were born in Thailand or other countries under Thai ancestry and holds non-Thai citizenship. A person of Thai origin might have been a citizen of Thailand and subsequently taken the citizenship of another country.

Overseas Thai communities

References

^ Rujivanarom, Pratch (2017-12-23). "Thais working abroad prone to exploitation". The Nation. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
^ Charoensuthipan, Penchan (2018-11-30). "Israel a new graveyard for migrant workers". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
^ "Israel's forgotten Thai workers". BBC News (Video). 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
^ "More than 10,000 Thais deported from South Korea for overstaying their visa". The Nation. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^ Seung-jae, Kim (5 November 2018). "Thousands of Illegal Thai Workers Flood Korea". The Chosunilbo. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^ Talk Vietnam (3 March 2014). "Historical traces of Thai community found in Myanmar". Talk Vietnam. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

External links

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[Nation-20171223-1] Rujivanarom, Pratch (2017-12-23). "Thais working abroad prone to exploitation". The Nation. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[2] Charoensuthipan, Penchan (2018-11-30). "Israel a new graveyard for migrant workers". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

[3] "Israel's forgotten Thai workers". BBC News (Video). 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

[4] "More than 10,000 Thais deported from South Korea for overstaying their visa". The Nation. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

[Chosunilbo-20181105-5] Seung-jae, Kim (5 November 2018). "Thousands of Illegal Thai Workers Flood Korea". The Chosunilbo. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

[6] Talk Vietnam (3 March 2014). "Historical traces of Thai community found in Myanmar". Talk Vietnam. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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