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BANGKOK, 5 may 2013 (NNT) - The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) warns that Thai workforce in the service sector might face fiercer competition in the job market after the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. The institute suggests the government set a clear limit of foreign workers allowed to work in Thailand.

Small industries and the private sector in general are still struggling to come to terms with the government's 300-baht minimum daily wage implemented nationwide on Jan 1, with many companies forced to close or cut staff to keep afloat.

Almost 2,000 migrant workers, both legal and illegal, have been detained for questioning following a raid on 12 buildings in Chon Buri’s Si Racha district.

Yet, after each deportation, she has managed to find her way back. "I only need to pay Bt2,000 to come back here," said the Cambodian woman. "An agent is always ready to pick me up and send me to an employer on the Thai side."

The police of Mauk district, Tangerang regency, detained on Monday 16 migrants from Myanmar who were hiding on an offshore floating fish trap.

The new direct route will take Myanmar workers from Mahachai in Samut Sakhon province directly to the border at Mae Sot.

The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Labour Ministry’s proposal to extend the verification period for the estimated 384,000 alien workers still unregistered for another 120 days.

As a large workforce is needed to drive the government's mega-projects and the country's growing industrial sector, the authorities have started working on the output of workers to keep pace with the rising demand, Prof Pavich Tongroach, adviser to the education minister, said.