CNI News

4 September 2023

Relevant agencies need to sent the workers that have signed the contract to foreign countries in time and only after they have been sent, new call letters for work will be received, said U Myint Naung, Union Labor Minister. 

He said that while he met with officials from the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation on 30th August, 2023.

A licensed agency must follow and carry out the directions of the department and if it doesn't comply, it will be taken action against, said U Win Myint, director of Lucky Overseas Employment Agency, to CNI News.

"Now, an agency signed the contract with first batch of workers and second one and third one and fourth one. In fact, first batch must be sent first. But the agency sent the third batch first or fourth or two. So, the minister ordered not to be like this. The workers who have signed the contract must be sent within 90 days. But within 60 days in the past. If you can't send the workers within 90 days, it will be recorded by the department. If you are late again, you must sign." he said.

 Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation (MOEAF)

Agencies need to send the workers within 90 days and if they cannot send the workers in time, the workers might complain. When the agencies send the workers, if the employer and the workplace are the same, sending the workers within 90 days is suitable. But it is different from each other, there are some difficulties, said an overseas employment agency to CNI News.

" When we sign the contracts with the employers from Thailand, we sign with A boss and with B boss and with C boss. But B boss calls the workers more quickly. At this situation, B must go after A and C must go after B. They have said like that. But A takes over 90 days. Only after this problem has been solved, the workers for B and C must be sent. This policy has been laid down." he said.

This case must be discussed on detail, said an official from MOEAF. Moreover, agencies need to go and solve disagreements between the employers and employees, injuries at workplace and deaths in relevant countries within 30 days, said the Union Minister.
 
If above-mentioned problems took place, agencies must go there as soon as they heard to solve the problems, pointed out the agencies.