"Myanmar authorities sent 30,841 migrant workers to work in foreign countries in November, according to a release from the Information Ministry on Friday. In November alone, 21,405 workers were sent to Thailand while 8,440 workers to Malaysia and 591 to Japan. Also, 230 workers were sent to South Korea, 83 to Jordan, 61 to Singapore, 24 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and seven to Qatar, respectively. During the period, a total of 24,268 local employments were also offered by the Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population and of them, 23,943 workers engaged in private sector. The ministry has been offering local and foreign employment opportunities to local people through online labor exchange management system, with an aim to promote development of the country and help local people increase their incomes..."