Tachilek 10 May
Altogether 28 illegal Myanmar migrant workers were handed over by Thai authorities to their Myanmar counterparts on Thursday at No. 2 Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge in Tachilek, Shan State.
Myanmar migrant workers without proper documents in Thailand, handed over by Thai authorities were welcomed by Myanmar departmental officials and local authorities of relevant departments.
The returnee workers were sent to their places of origin after being provided with health care by the help of the Township General Administration Department, Labor, Immigration and Population Department, Anti-Human Trafficking Squad of Myanmar Police Force, Department of Labor, Caring and Negotiating Committee for Myanmar Citizens in Mae Sai, Thailand (CNCMC).
Altogether 725 illegal Myanmar migrants workers—462 male, 232 female and 31 children—were handed over by Thailand to Myanmar between January 1 and April 25 this year.—Sai Aung zaw Lin
Translated by JT