The labour law, translated and cited. MR 15, work permits, the MOU framework, minimum wage — every claim traced to a primary source.
A Filipino cannot be lawfully hired by a private Thai household as a maid. Thailand admits domestic foreign labour only through MOUs with Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, and the Philippines has none. The Philippine side also bans direct hiring of domestic workers. The common visa workarounds are illegal.
Read →The minimum wage in Bangkok is ฿400/day, effective 1 July 2025 and still current in June 2026. The old ฿372/day figure is stale. Since 30 April 2024, MR 15 (B.E. 2567) makes this minimum legally apply to domestic workers, Thai and migrant, implying a monthly floor near ฿8,800 in Bangkok. National range: ฿337 to ฿400/day.
Read →The MOU channel is the only legal route to hire a Burmese, Lao, Cambodian or Vietnamese domestic worker in Thailand. It runs in five stages through the Department of Employment. An employer who deals directly pays about 3,700 to 4,200 baht per worker in official fees. By law the employer pays, not the worker.
Read →Ministerial Regulation No. 15 (B.E. 2567) took effect 30 April 2024 under the Labour Protection Act B.E. 2541. It brought Thailand's domestic workers under minimum wage, a written contract, paid sick leave, a weekly rest day and paid public holidays. It did not grant social security or full overtime and severance rights.
Read →Thailand reserves 40 occupations against foreign workers: 27 absolutely prohibited (List 1) and 13 conditional (Lists 2 to 4), under the Royal Decree B.E. 2560 (2017). Domestic work is not on any list. The real barrier to a foreign maid is the nationality and MOU work-permit framework, not occupational prohibition.
Read →The official cost stack for a direct-employer MOU domestic-worker permit is roughly ฿3,700 to ฿4,200 per worker: visa, permission-to-stay, work permit, Pink Card, health insurance and medical check. The employer pays by law. In the Myanmar corridor workers pay brokers USD 465 to 1,045, four to nine times the legal cap.
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