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Published: 31/05/2012 at 06:44 PM ...
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on
Thursday raised concerns over the complications of nationality
verification that has doubled and even tripled the real cost of working
in Thailand, and questioned the plight of another million Myanmar
workers who are waiting to be processed.
The National League for Democracy (NLD) leader met Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung and discussed the problems of the NV process, welfare for Myanmar workers and collaboration on drug suppression.
Mrs Suu Kyi later travelled to Samut Sakhon to visit the provincial nationality verification centre for over an hour. As with her first day in the province - a heartland of migrant workers - she was greeted by thousands of Myanmar workers who queued up for hours before her arrival.
She shook hands with some of them, arousing more cheers and joy among the crowds.
Mrs Suu Kyi and a five-member delegation then went into a room for a 20-minute discussion before touring the three upstairs to talk with Myanmar authorities stationed there to issue the purple temporary passports for the migrants.
The Nobel laureate then went on to the front balcony to address the crowds.
In her 20-minute address, she referred to her discussion with Mr Chalerm as well as local authorities including MP Anussorn Kraiwatnussorn, the vice labour minister.
She also mentioned that the exiled students' organisation in Thailand had asked for her assistance to help foster democracy in Myanmar so that the people living outside it could return home.
The visiting democracy icon told the crowd she would do her best to realise the demands and dreams of the Myanmar people.
She also said she had raised the problems of unregistered workers who number more than a million.
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