Laos, Thailand intensify economic ties, amend MoU on labour cooperation
Laos and Thailand have highlighted areas in which they will intensify economic cooperation and signed an amended Memorandum of Understanding on labour cooperation, Thai media reported on 6 July. The agreement was reached on 6 July by the two governments as Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith led a high-level delegation on a two-day official visit to Thailand from July 5-6. The Thai side asked the Lao government to create more centres to speed up the process of legalising the status of Lao workers in Thailand. Both sides applauded the signing of the amended MoU, saying it would increase the effectiveness of labour cooperation between the two neighbours.
