Tachilek, 29 May
Ten illegal migrant workers-nine men and one woman, who were arrested for illegally residing in Thailand were handed over by Thai authorities to their Myanmar counterparts at No.2 Myanmar-Thai Friendship Bridge in Tachilek, Shan State yesterday.
The returnees were accepted by Myanmar departmental officials and local authorities from relevant departments.
Also present on the occasion were officials from the Township General Administration Department, the Labour Department, the Anti-human Trafficking Police Force and the Disaster Management Department and the Caring and Negotiating Committee for Myanmar Citizens (CNCMC), a Mai Sai-based welfare society.
Altogether 849 illegal Myanmar migrant workers—556 men, 262 women and 31 children—were handed over by Thailand to Myanmar between the period from January 1 to May 28 this year.—Phyo Lay (Tachilek)
Translated by JT
