If we apply that percentage in 2005,when the estimated total labour forece was about 27 million workers, or half of the population, we obtain an estimation of 17.28 million workers participating effectively in the labour force. When compared with the estimated number of Burmese workers in Thailand in 2005(more than two million),we discover that the Burmese workers in Thailand represent more than 11 per cent of the total Burmese workforce.