Overseas Thai
Overseas Thaipeople (Thai:คนไทยพลัดถิ่น, คนไทยในต่างแดน) number approximately 1.1 million persons worldwide. They can be roughly divided into two groups:
A "non-residentThai"is acitizenofThailandwho holds a Thai passport and has temporarily emigrated to another country for employment, residence, education or any other purpose. TheBank of Thailandestimates that, as of 2016[update],1,120,837 Thais worked overseas.[1]
- Republic of Korea:As of September 2018[update],there were reportedly 192,163 Thais living in South Korea.[4]The Korean Justice Ministry estimates that the number of illegal Thai residents soared from 68,449 in 2017 to 122,192 as of August 2018.[5]
A "person of Thai origin" is a person of Thai origin or ancestry who was or whose ancestors were born in Thailand or other countries under Thai ancestry and holds non-Thai citizenship. A person of Thai origin might have been a citizen of Thailand and subsequently taken the citizenship of another country.
Overseas Thai communities
[edit]- Thai Americans
- Thai Australians
- Thai Canadians
- Thais in India
- Thais in Japan
- Malaysian Siamese
- Thai New Zealanders
- Thais in Hong Kong
- Thais in Singapore
- Thais in the United Kingdom
- Koh Kong people
- Tanintharyi Thai
- Yodaya people[6]
References
[edit]- ^Rujivanarom, Pratch (2017-12-23)."Thais working abroad prone to exploitation".The Nation.Retrieved8 May2018.
- ^Charoensuthipan, Penchan (2018-11-30)."Israel a new graveyard for migrant workers".Bangkok Post.Retrieved2018-11-30.
- ^"Israel's forgotten Thai workers"(Video).BBC News.2018-11-23.Retrieved2018-11-30.
- ^"More than 10,000 Thais deported from South Korea for overstaying their visa".The Nation.2 November 2018.Retrieved5 November2018.
- ^Seung-jae, Kim (5 November 2018)."Thousands of Illegal Thai Workers Flood Korea".The Chosunilbo.Retrieved5 November2018.
- ^Talk Vietnam (3 March 2014)."Historical traces of Thai community found in Myanmar".Talk Vietnam.Retrieved9 February2015.
External links
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