Emplyoment association and govt meets to discuss sending MOU workers abroad
Emplyoment association and govt meets to discuss sending MOU workers abroad
Eleven Myanmar, 12 Sep 2018
URL: http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/15021
Ministries was held in Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population in Nay Pyi Taw on September 11.
In order to meet the demand for legal workers in Thailand’s fishing industry, a meeting was held between officials from Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population and Myanmar Overseas Employment Association at the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population in Nay Pyi Taw on September 11.
“We are going to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in sending Myanmar workers legally to Thailand. We will practice the MOU in order to fully protect Myanmar workers so that they have unfettered access to their rights while working abroad. Therefore, we will be opening a One Stop Center in Kawthaung where majority of Myanmar migrant workers are located. For the implementation of the MOU, we have to connect with private agencies and so we have invited Myanmar overseas employment association and other groups,” said Union Minister Thein Swe of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
At present, about 41125 Myanmar migrant workers from Ayeyawaddy Region, Mon and Rakhine States are working as fishermen in Thailand while about 45400 are working in fishing and other related industries. Around 51741 workers are working in marine products factories.
Depending on the guarantee given by Thailand, Myanmar aims to send its workers to Thailand and hope to provide full rights for workers working in fishing industry and get full protection.
In order to meet the demand for legal workers in Thailand’s fishing industry, a meeting was held between officials from Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population and Myanmar Overseas Employment Association at the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population in Nay Pyi Taw on September 11.
“We are going to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in sending Myanmar workers legally to Thailand. We will practice the MOU in order to fully protect Myanmar workers so that they have unfettered access to their rights while working abroad. Therefore, we will be opening a One Stop Center in Kawthaung where majority of Myanmar migrant workers are located. For the implementation of the MOU, we have to connect with private agencies and so we have invited Myanmar overseas employment association and other groups,” said Union Minister Thein Swe of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.
At present, about 41125 Myanmar migrant workers from Ayeyawaddy Region, Mon and Rakhine States are working as fishermen in Thailand while about 45400 are working in fishing and other related industries. Around 51741 workers are working in marine products factories.
Depending on the guarantee given by Thailand, Myanmar aims to send its workers to Thailand and hope to provide full rights for workers working in fishing industry and get full protection.