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Wednesday, 5 January, 2000, 23:10 GMT=20
Thailand wants Burmese workers back=20



An official in the Thai Labour Ministry has been quoted as saying that =
Thailand would like to talk to the Burmese authorities to allow Burmese =
workers to come back to work in factories on the Thai-Burma border.=20

In November, Thailand repatriated thousands of migrant Burmese workers, =
although many have slipped back into Thailand to work.=20

Thai businessmen have lobbied the government to relax restrictions on =
migrant workers because factories are short of staff.=20

>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wednesday, 5 January, 2000, 23:10 GMT =
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<P>An official in the Thai Labour Ministry has been quoted as saying =
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Thailand would like to talk to the Burmese authorities to allow Burmese =
workers=20
to come back to work in factories on the Thai-Burma border.=20
<P>In November, Thailand repatriated thousands of migrant Burmese =
workers,=20
although many have slipped back into Thailand to work.=20
<P>Thai businessmen have lobbied the government to relax restrictions on =
migrant=20
workers because factories are short of staff.=20
<P><I>From the newsroom of the BBC World Service</I>=20
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