Myanmar workers in Malaysia granted permits

07 September 2015
Myanmar workers in Malaysia granted permits
Photo: Global New Light of Myanmar

A total of 2,633 undocumented Myanmar migrant workers in Malaysia have been issued with work permits and the legalization of another 2,236 is underway said a news release issued by the Myanmar News Agency on Sunday according to the Global New Light of Myanmar on 7 September.
The news release reported that officials from both countries handed over the work permits and approval papers to undocumented workers holding Myanmar passports under a programme called Cooperation in Registration, Legalisation and Deportation of Undocumented Myanmar Workers in Malaysia.