Migrant workers need better welfare 13 published : 22 Dec 2020 at 04:00 13 Migrant workers queue up for Covid-19 testing at an apartment in Samut Sakhon on Dec 20. Arnun Chonmahatrakool The number 2,482,256 is not a combination that will win Thailand's lottery top prize, but it is nonetheless a lucky number as it represents the total registered migrant workers with the Ministry of Labour during the pandemic. As such, they should have received the protections prescribed under Thai labour laws. But not everyone has been treated the same way or received the incentives to which they are entitled. Lots of loopholes prevail and exploitation remains a problem.