Migrant workers who had entered Thailand through the bilateral and legitimate
recruitment system reported they paid more than normal costs to brokers in their
home countries for documents, travel and health checks. The interviewed workers
stated that the sums they had to pay to brokers before leaving their home countries
varied between 180 000-650 000 Myanmar Kyat, equivalent to approximately €130-
470. According to a report by the ILO, those costs should not exceed the equivalent of
about €105.66 Entering employment through the formal process also meant a variety
of excessive charges upon arrival in Thailand. For example, migrant workers at CP
Foods’ Saraburi factory stated that THB 12 000 was deducted from their salaries over
the first three months of employment