Nai Dae Nae.
Independent Mon News Agency
June 7, 2005
Immigrants working in
The work permits are being renewed between
June 1 to 30.
“Getting work permit one year is
better than without having a chance to do anything. The rights
of the worker in this time is not different from last year,” said U Myint Wei, a member of the Thai Action
Committee for Democracy in Burma (TACDB).
Workers having work permits will get
health care service and they can work with any employers. If they are not
satisfied with employers, they could go to court.
“By holding work permit, there is no
need to afraid of being arrested by police. One can go around freely in
restricted working areas,” said Ma Aye Myint, a
factory worker from
Renewing work permit would cost 3900
baht for a year. "As we are paying every year for work permit, we could
not even go back home", she added
Thai Labor Ministry is issuing work
permits to workers only who had work permits last year. The ministry would not
issue work permits for new comers.
Many Burmese migrants flooded into
Hundreds of Burmese migrants are
waiting in
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