Licences of two foreign employment agencies permanently revoked

By Admin 19 Jul 2023

DMG Newsroom
19 July 2023, Sittwe

The licences of two foreign employment agencies were permanently revoked for violations of the law, according to the junta’s Ministry of Labour.

The Ministry of Labour said the Myint Mo Phue Pwint and Lu Kyaw recruitment agencies took money in advance from workers and did not ultimately send them overseas.

“Since there are complaints, we have taken action against these two foreign employment agencies,” said an official from the Ministry of Labour.

Myint Mo Phue Pwint Co will face legal action under Sections 27 and 29 of the Law Relating to Overseas Employment as the overseas recruitment agency allegedly took money in advance from 16 workers and did not send them abroad.

The licence of the Lu Kyaw agency was also permanently revoked on July 11 based on initial complaints, but the Ministry of Labour has not yet announced additional, specific legal action against the agency.

“I heard that the Ministry of Labour has taken action against two foreign employment agencies. We have not been notified of the action yet,” said U Aung Khaing, vice chairman of the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation (MOEAF).

The two foreign employment agencies whose licences were revoked had a history of sending Myanmar workers primarily to Thailand, Malaysia and Japan.

The Ministry of Labour permanently revoked the licences of 16 foreign employment agencies and suspended those of 24 agencies during the nine years from 2014 through 2022.

There are more than 455 foreign employment agencies in Myanmar that can legally send workers to foreign countries, with more than 100 agencies granted new licences in 2023.