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Ministry aims to send 100k skilled workers abroad
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/09/2023
» The Labour Ministry has set a goal of sending 100,000 skilled workers overseas next year, Department of Employment director-general Pairoj Chotikasatien said on Thursday.
12.5m more skilled staff eyed by 2027
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/06/2023
» Thailand aims to produce around 800,000 skilled workers next year in targeted industries, including intelligent electronics, next-generation automobiles and healthcare.
Employers wary of MFP's wage policy
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/05/2023
» The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) yesterday voiced apprehension over the possible impacts of the Move Forward Party's wage policy on businesses.
Journalists union urges end to culture of chronic overworking
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/02/2023
» The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) has urged media organisations to protect journalists' labour rights, calling for more transparent discussions about their long working hours.
Workers still plead for rights
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/12/2022
» Education, labour and employment-related problems remained challenging this year for all stakeholders to tackle.
Ministry aims to legalise some migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/05/2022
» The Labour Ministry is looking to legalise undocumented migrants working in the kingdom's service sector amid high demand for imported labour.
'Zero dropouts' billed as new school mantra
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/03/2022
» Bee Inthanon, 11, a fifth-grade student of Sin Rae Siam School in Ratchaburi's Suan Phueng district, knows all about hardship. For him, studying is a luxury -- second to putting bread on the table.
Govt urged to cut labour import cost
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/02/2022
» Businesses have appealed to the Labour Ministry to reduce the expenses involved in importing migrant workers and shore up labour shortages.
Firms call for migrant permit extensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/05/2021
» The private sector has urged the government to extend the work permits of two million foreign workers after their documents started to expire this year.
Labour union urges extra vaccinations
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/05/2021
» A labour group yesterday called on the government to speed up Covid-19 vaccine distribution to all the country's workers, including migrants, as part of their demands to mark Labour Day on Saturday.