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Plugging the gap
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/12/2022
» Thailand has resumed importing legal migrant workers under memorandums of understanding signed with neighbouring countries after the Covid-19 pandemic eased.
Jobs 'big role' in Suu Kyi win
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/11/2020
» Infrastructure development in Myanmar and high levels of employment helped secure victory for the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi in the election on Nov 8, according to a regional political expert.
Workers win pay dispute
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/08/2016
» A poultry farm operator in Lop Buri, which foreign media claimed mistreated 14 Myanmar workers, was found to have underpaid labourers.
Migrant workers face uphill battle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/01/2022
» Red tape and the tedious approach of admitting migrant workers could lead to Thailand slipping further in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, experts say.
Migrants take hardest virus hit
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/05/2020
» Migrant workers in the kingdom have been hit hard by the economic impact of Covid-19.
No reprieve for officials who abuse migrant worker law
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/07/2017
» The labour minister has threatened to severely punish officials who abuse their power following the introduction of the migrant worker regulating law.
770,000 migrant workers being 'legalised'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/08/2017
» The government is processing more than 770,000 illegal migrant workers who decided to register with the state in their bid to stay in the country, Employment Department director-general Waranon Pitiwan says.
Workers urge bankrupt factory to pay up
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/05/2017
» Laid-off workers at a garment factory in Samut Sakhon have demanded their ex-employer speed up compensation payments after the textile company, which went bankrupt last month, said it will pay them in six months.
DDC hails IFR tech use on migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has declared the use of iris and facial recognition (IFR) technology to enhance medical services for migrant workers an achievement.
Social, labour issues that dominated news in 2023
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» Making a top-five list of the most pressing labour and social issues of the year is no mean feat given that so much has taken place. That said, the Bangkok Post has summarised a handful of the most remarkable stories of 2023 for your reading pleasure.