Italy wants up to 30,000 Thai workers a year
published : 22 Jun 2026 at 08:45
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
Italy has offered to employ 20,000-30,000 Thai workers a year to remedy labour shortages in three sectors, the government said on Sunday.
Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat was advised of the offer by the Italian ambassador.
Italy was interested in employing 20,000-30,000 Thai workers a year in the farming, health and service sectors.
Italy was looking to import about 500,000 workers from countries outside the European Union.
The labour minister proposed Thailand and Italy sign a memorandum of understanding to confirm the demand for labour.
Vocabulary
- ambassador: a senior official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country there - ทูต
- labour: work, especially hard physical work - งานที่ใช้พละกำลัง
- memorandum of understanding (MOU): a document used to describe a form of a written agreement between two or more groups, countries, etc. The document is not as strong as a contract but outlines a commitment between the two to work together toward the same purpose or goals -
- sector: a group that is part of a larger group - ภาค (ทางเศรษฐกิจหรือสังคม)
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