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The Labour Ministry is planning to legally welcome 400,000 more foreign migrants to the country's labour market.

At its meeting, a sub-panel on alien-labour management Tuesday came up with a proposal that relevant authorities should register 400,000 more aliens as legal workers.

Labour Minister Phaithoon Kaeothong chairs the sub-panel.

"We have decided to push for the registration of more alien workers because we have found that Thais are not interested in working in fishery, construction and cold-storage sectors," Employment Department director general Pichai Ekpithakdamrong said after the meeting.

The Nation