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29 Feb 2000 > > > >Dear friends, > > > >One of our friends received this information from Ygn this evening and I am forwarding it to you all.

> > > >Today, Deputy Minister for Labour met about 60 people, who are> >working abroad but now in Ygn on leave, of 1st batch just applying for > >the labour registration in order to leave the country again, and said > >the followings. > >

> >I. The guarantors who will guarantee the allotment 50% to be paid by > >the one that is working abroad are to deposit Kyats 500,000.00 and > >when he comes back home permanently and has already cleared his> >allotment, the deposit will be issued. > >

> >II. The one working abroad is firstly to allot 50% of his salary and > >then pay tax 10% on his full salary. That means, on a salary of Bahts> >6,000.00, say, he has to allot 3,000.00 and pay 600.00 as tax. So, the > >rest of the salary in hand is 2,400.00 > >

> >III. On complaining by some of the attendance, that, if so, how they> >could live on the rest of his salary after being deducted for the allotment and tax, the minister answered they knew that the > >tax-payer-labourers are stating their salary by reducing dishonestly, > >and regarding this matter he warned continuously that he would ask > >Myanmar Embassies abroad to inquire whether the appointment letters > >shown by the tax payers are authentic. He also said that the salaries > >abroad are annually increased by 10%. > >

> >IV. He also urged one, that is paying tax on Bahts 6,000.00, to show > >his salary as 12,000.00 and to pay tax from the next time 10% on that> >amount because his qualification and status of rank seemed to earn > >much more than Bahts 6,000.00. > >

> >V. He also threatened one, who had S'pore visa endorsed in his> >passport, that it will surely take at least a couple of weeks to look> >into his documents and handle his case. > >

> >VI He also said they knew the foreign labourers are transferring > >their money thro' Hondies and those Hondies are taking advantage > >unlike them, while they take the allotment in foreign currency and> >will issue to the family in the same currency too. And he said that > >they intend to help the foreign labourers not to suffer the advantage > >of those Hondies.

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