6 September 2024
It is also reported that the agencies were informed last July that if they cannot provide records of the remittance of 25% of the income of expatriate Myanmar workers to their families, the employment agencies responsible for transporting these workers will take action.
Now, it was reported that 71 foreign employment agencies that sent workers to Thailand and Malaysia were temporarily suspended from sending workers abroad and posting new job postings.
According to the Ministry of Labor, temporarily suspended permission to send workers abroad and new demand letters will be allowed after agencies can only provide 100% proof of remittance of 25% of wages from expatriate workers to their families, it is reported. In the third week of September 2023, the Ministry of Labor announced that 25% of expatriate workers’ salaries could be transferred to their families through legal channels and any bank linked to a local bank in the country they will be visiting.
It was announced in the last week of August that for workers who are working in foreign countries, at least 25 percent of the wages must be transferred to family members once a month, or a maximum of once every three months, or at least 25 percent of the total salary through the official bank system or Remittance Business License (RBL) issued by the Central Bank of Myanmar. In addition to this, it has been further announced that family remittances should not be sent through illegal hondy business operators and should only be sent through official channels.
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