CNI News

27 July 2024

If overseas employment agencies failed to send personal information of workers who were sent abroad between April, 2023 and December, 2023, the agencies
would be suspended and be fined, announced the Directorate of Labor. 

The agencies that have not sent the list of personal information of workers up to now must send to the directorate before 26th July and if they failed, they would be taken action against, warned the directorate.

" Because it's a ministry that goes under the management of the minister, action might or might not be taken against. If the situation is getting worse, action might be taken against. The notification has been released. Any agency hasn't been taken action . The charts have been sent to agencies. Agencies must fill the charts and send them to the directorate. The agencies that fail to send will be taken action against, said in the e-mail sent by the directorate." said U Win Myint, managing director of Lucky Overseas Agency.

While workers are making preparations to work abroad

According to the figure latest released by the directorate, the number of agencies that failed to send personal information of workers is over 200. Because the Ministry of Labor has tightened overseas employment agencies more, the agencies are facing a crisis.

Due to an age limit on men who will work abroad,there has been a lack of employment opportunities for the agencies, an official from an overseas employment agency told CNI News.

" The problem for agencies is that their business is not convenient now because of an age limit. Moreover, demand letters have been scarce. Malaysia has suspended calling recruits from foreign countries. Offering jobs from Thailand had decreased by about 70 percent. At present, those who leave for Japan are the most." he said.

There are currently over 500 licensed overseas employment agencies and they are reportedly sending nearly 20,000 workers abroad. The ministry is reportedly monitoring whether workers abroad transfer 25 percent of their basic salaries to their families or not and putting pressure on agencies to make workers abroad transfer money.