Thai officials, Myanmar migrant workers fired after Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s state visit
The Thai government has sacked six officials in the town that State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited last week. On the day Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited Mahachai’s seafood market, Myanmar migrant workers accused local authorities of manipulating the arrangement so that only higher-paid employees in Thai factories were allowed to enter. Before the event started, migrant workers gathered inside the market compound and protested Thai authorities’ decision. The six Thai officials weren’t the only ones fired after Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit. During Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit, the labour ministers from both countries signed three memoranda of understanding: one related to border crossing, another focused on employment agreements and a third about labour cooperation.
