Sri Lankan nationals are alerted about fraudulent job offers in Thailand

The Sri Lanka Mission in Thailand has recently noticed that Sri Lankan nationals are being lured for employment in Thailand, particularly for positions in Information Technology (IT) sector by dubious tech firms involved in call-center scams and cryptocurrency fraud.

 

In a statement, Sri Lanka Mission conveyed the victims are illegally taken across the border from Thailand, mostly into Myanmar and held captive to work under harsh restrictive conditions.

 

Considering illegal entry, some of the victims have also been apprehended by authorities.

 

All these victimized Sri Lankans have arrived in Thailand on tourist visas. They have been promised to convert the same to work visas after arrival, which has not been successful, the statement read further.

 

Therefore, Sri Lankan nationals are advised not to get enticed and entrapped in such fraudulent job offers and are requested to exercise extreme caution and verify the background of recruiting agents as well as any company before taking up any job offer.

 

The Sri Lanka Mission urged Sri Lankans to obtain Thai visa details from the Thai Immigration Bureau website via www.immigration.go.th

 

Source: Ada Derana