NEW : Demonstrators call off protests and say they will meet with government officials . The protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who has been in office since 2006. Three people were killed in clashes with police . The government says the new laws are necessary to protect workers .
NEW : Demonstrators call off protests and say they will meet with government officials . Wildcat miners say the new decrees will deny them the right to work . Three people were killed in clashes with police . The government says the new laws are necessary to protect workers .