THAILAND AND MYANMAR BOOST CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION ON MIGRANT LABOUR –
July 1st, 2016
On a June state visit to Thailand, Myanmar leader, its State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi signed a series of agreements on migrant labour and cross-border cooperation with her Thai counterparts. The three pacts – Agreement on Cross Border between Thailand and Myanmar; a Memorandum of Understanding on Labour Cooperation; and an Agreement on Employment of Workers – will help to regulate and offer legal protections and other services to the enormous and often exploited Myanmar-born labour force in Thailand.
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