LABOUR
Experts voice concern despite migration deal
- Published: 21 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
Labour advocates and academics have told a seminar that many pressing issues need to be addressed before the Thai-Myanmar migration situation can be effectively tackled.
Supang Chantavanich, director of Chulalongkorn University's Asian Research Centre, expressed optimism about a new legal channel for importing labour under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which Thailand has signed with neighbouring countries.
"The new system [under the MoU] should help provide health coverage and welfare for migrant workers under a more flexible framework, as well as keep their profiles updated better than the current system," Ms Supang told the seminar, which was held at Chulalongkorn University.
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