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Myanmar and Thailand reportedly discussed letting the undocumented workers in Thailand work and stay with a Certificate of Identity (CI) issued by the Myanmar embassy.

Myanmar Union Minister of Labour Myint Naung discussed this issue with Thai Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn in Thailand for Myanmar migrant workers’ affairs.

The Myanmar Minister met and talked with the Thai Labour Minister during his stopover at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on his way to the ASEAN-China Forum held in Nanning, China from 3 to 4 November.

They discussed issuing work permit cards (pink card) to migrant workers who registered for work and a temporary stay permit and to let the undocumented Myanmar migrant workers stay and work with a CI issued by the Myanmar embassy.

The two Ministers discussed the signing of the renewal of cooperation in labour affairs MoU between the two countries, sending fresh workers with an MoU, resending old workers under MoU U-turn system and other bilateral cooperation work.

Myanmar and Thailand signed a Bilateral Labour Affairs Cooperation MoU on 21 June 2013 and the Recruitment of Workers Agreement on 24 June 2016. The Myanmar Labour Ministry said that they worked to send Myanmar workers officially with the MoU after signing these MoU and agreements.

Many Myanmar people left the country for neighbouring countries to seek jobs. Thailand is the major destination of Myanmar migrant workers. Many undocumented Myanmar workers are arrested in Thailand.