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Thousands of Burmese migrants face unemployment after new minimum wage requirements imposed by the Thai government earlier this month forced several factories and workshops to close down.

The departure form, or D-form, system for those leaving the country can only be cancelled with approval from the central government, a Ministry of Immigration and Population official said following reports in local media quoting Immigration Minister Khin Yi as saying the D-form would be history as of April.

It is does not matter what they are known as - Rohingya or Bengali - but they must have basic rights and be protected from violence and fear while living in Myanmar, which is supposed to be their homeland.

Four woman workers were wounded in a fight among Myanmar workers on March 2 after more than 1000 Myanmar workers staged protests at a garment factory owned by Century Miracle Apparel Mgf Co, Ltd.

Myanmar’s Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security said they are working on providing skilled workers with certificates recognized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Myanmar Medical Council has recently issued an announcement for foreign doctors who want to practice in Myanmar.

Around 10 per cent of Myanmar's population are migrant workers in foreign countries mostly working as manual labor, according to an official from European Union.

Many of Myanmar migrant workers with official documents in hand in Thailand are becoming jobless, suggesting that Thai companies preferred undocumented workers, Htoo Chit, founder and a senior advisor for Foundation for Education and Development (FED) said.