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Trans fats scare played down
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/07/2018
» Health advocates are trying to allay public concerns about artificial trans fats in foods and snacks, saying they are less commonly used in normal Thai diets.
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Labour policy lacks common touch
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/07/2018
» The Ministry of Labour has used the tripartite committee mechanism to solve problems on labour issues for more than three decades but it has recently come under fire from both employers and workers.
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Hourly wages back on table amid concerns
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/07/2020
» Authorities have pushed the adoption of hourly wages while labour activists remain wary that employees in some industries would be further exploited.
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Hourly wage push poses 'abuse' risk
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/07/2020
» Authorities' push to encourage businesses to adopt hourly wages has prompted concerns among labour activists that employees in some industries will be further exploited, according to a recent seminar on the subject.
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'Protect-U' app gives big boost to victims
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/01/2020
» In a bid to improve support for human-trafficking victims and whistle-blowers, the government is making its "Protect-U" mobile application available for download on the iOS platform used by Apple devices.
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Govt urged against easing labour rules
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/08/2019
» Human rights advocates are urging the government to keep up its efforts to tackle human trafficking and exploitation following its successes in improving Thailand's international standing on the issue.
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Nation retains 'Tier 2' status on trafficking
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/06/2019
» Although Thailand remains on Tier 2 of the US Department of State's Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report for a second year running, anti-human trafficking activists have raised questioned about the seriousness of the country's new coalition government in solving the problem.
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Workers need more than hard hats
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/05/2019
» Twenty-six years have passed since a tragic fire broke out at a doll factory in Nakhom Pathom killing almost 200 workers. The accident, which is now known as the "Kader Toy Factory Inferno", is still remembered by many factory workers as one of the country's worst workplace accidents.
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Caregiving enters a new era
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/04/2019
» As the country's population increasingly ages, a measure that would help improve the quality of life of frail senior citizens is the "Time Bank" scheme, which has been broadly adopted by several developed countries, according to the Department of Senior Services (DSS).
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Vote-buying 'rampant', says election watchdog
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/03/2019
» Vote-buying was rampant on the eve of Sunday's general election, according to the Open Forum for Democracy Foundation (P-Net), a non-governmental organisation focusing on strengthening democracy and electoral processes.
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