UNION Minister for Labour U Khin Maung Soe, who is in Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the 29th ASEAN Labour Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings, met Thai Minister of Labour Mr Julapun Amornvivat at the Dusit Thani Hotel on the evening of 25 August to discuss bilateral labour issues.
The two sides discussed lists of Myanmar workers in Thailand by occupation, facilitating legal family remittances, expanding Certificate of Identity (CI) issuance centres, introducing a U-turn process for Myanmar workers who have completed four years of continuous employment under the MoU system, ensuring Myanmar workers receive their social security benefits, signing an agreement between the two countries’ social security organizations, and establishing a Temporary Data Collection Centre (TDCC) to issue Myanmar passports.
The meeting was attended by Myanmar Ambassador U Zaw Zaw Soe, Director-General of the Department of Labour U Kyaw Kyaw Lwin, members of the Myanmar delegation and Thai labour officials.
The Myanmar delegation will also attend the 14th ASEAN+3 Labour Ministers’ Meeting and bilateral meetings between labour ministers.
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