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80 Foreigners Arrested at Schools

 
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suphanburi



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:51 am    Post subject: 80 Foreigners Arrested at Schools Reply with quote

Link broken (or requires membership).

Try this one:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30342069

MOD EDIT: Original posting by other member deleted re: non-working link.
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AbeCross



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 12:14 am    Post subject: More raids Reply with quote

International schools were the key target of the most-recent immigration sweep:

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crime/1452938/nationwide-raids-round-up-illegal-foreigners?utm_source=bangkopost.com&utm_medium=channel_news&utm_campaign=most_view_bottom_box
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EFL Educator



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Next ALL schools...seems there are lots of illegal foreigners teaching English everywhere in the LOS these days! Shocked
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Blistering Zanazilz



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:01 am    Post subject: Re: 80 Foreigners Arrested at Schools Reply with quote

suphanburi wrote:
Link broken (or requires membership).

Try this one:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30342069

OK let's add some perspective. 80 foreigners were indeed arrested, but 74 of them were from Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam etc. Only a handful of native English speakers were rounded up for illegal activity.
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sigmoid



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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International schools were the key target of the most-recent immigration sweep:


These were undoubtedly locally-owned and operated K - 12 schools with an English language curriculum that lack proper accreditation, NOT true accredited international schools that offer the International Baccalaureate (IB). There are only 8 such schools in all of Thailand.


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OK let's add some perspective. 80 foreigners were indeed arrested, but 74 of them were from Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam etc. Only a handful of native English speakers were rounded up for illegal activity.


Yes, these "international" schools are profit-oriented businesses, so most of them are unable to attract native speakers, and actually prefer non-native speakers with fewer options who will not complain and will work harder for less money. The ones that got arrested are easily replaced.
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AsiaMinor



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PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2018 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think "International Schools" refers to , "74 international schools which provide language courses."

https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1454393/cops-bust-short-course-visa-scam?utm_source=bangkopost.com&utm_medium=homepage&utm_campaign=most_view_bottom_box
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