Registration can be done at 100 temporary centres across the country as well as online, via the Labour Ministry’s website.

The ministry’s spokesman, Ananchai Uthaipattanachep, said yesterday that as of 5pm on Tuesday, July 25, 74,396 migrants were registered.

“Bangkok has seen the highest number of registrations,” he said.

Of all those registered, 46,058 were from Myanmar, 17,791 were Cambodians, and 10,520 were Laotians.

Employers in the farming sector have made the highest number of registrations – registering up to 17,238 migrant workers on Monday and Tuesday. Those in the construction industry came next – registering 11,573 migrants, followed by food-and-beverage industry that registered 7,374 migrants over the same period.