287 migrant workers sent to Thailand under MoU system

A total of 287 workers were sent to Thailand under the MoU system, which has been suspended for over two years, yesterday with Thai officials welcoming them, according to the Myanmar Labour Attaché Office in Thailand.
On 10 May, 78 male and 209 female workers totalling 287 workers were sent to Thailand under the MoU system from Myanmar to Thailand through the Mae Sot Friendship Bridge No 2.
The Labour Attaché Office stated that Myanmar migrant workers will work in a chicken factory owned by the Panus Poultry Group Co. Ltd. Thai Customs Department officially announced the restricted items, and declaration of tax collection for Myanmar MoU workers at relevant border checkpoints.
Those 287 MoU workers who will work at the Panus Poultry Group Co. Ltd. have signed the employment contract in March. Others who have signed contracts will also be sent separately in batches. — TWA/GNLM