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According to data from the number of foreign workers authorized to work across the Kingdom as of August 2019 from the Department of Employment, TerraBKK found a total of over 3.09 million people. This number includes foreign nationals who are minorities and migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

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If we consider only foreign nationals classified as skilled labor, they can be divided into two categories:

  • Section 59 General Category: Foreign nationals who reside in Thailand or are temporarily permitted to enter Thailand under immigration law (not tourists or transit travelers) and do not have any prohibitive characteristics as defined by ministerial regulations.
  • Section 62 Investment Promotion Category: Foreign nationals who come to work in Thailand under the Investment Promotion Act (B.E. 2520) or other laws, such as the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Act (B.E. 2522) and the Petroleum Act (B.E. 2514), including investors, skilled workers, specialists, etc.
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    As of August 2019, TerraBKK found that Thailand had approximately 162,530 workers in the two categories mentioned above, divided into General Category 115,749 people and Investment Promotion Category 46,781 people. The provinces with the highest numbers are as follows:

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    TOP 10 Provinces with the Highest Number of General Foreign Workers in Thailand are:

    • Bangkok 57,231  people
    • Phuket 9,116  people
    • Chonburi 7,964  people
    • Samut Prakan 4,994  people
    • Chiang Mai 4,682   people
    • Surat Thani 4,618   people
    • Nonthaburi 2,756  people
    • Pathum Thani 2,468  people
    • Samut Sakhon 1,892   people
    • Rayong 1,530  people
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      TOP 10 Provinces with the Highest Number of Investment Promotion Foreign Workers <\/span> in Thailand are:

      • Bangkok 33,657 people
      • Rayong 3,124 people
      • Chonburi 2,840 people
      • Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya 1,676 people
      • EEC Eastern Region 1,043 people
      • Chiang Mai 768 people
      • Chachoengsao 490 people
      • Samut Prakan 414 people
      • Prachinburi 404 people
      • Songkhla 365 people
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        Finally, TerraBKK<\/span> summarizes a table showing skilled labor divided into two categories: Section 59 General Category and Section 62 Investment Promotion Category across all 77 provinces as follows:

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