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Legalising of vices in spotlight
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/03/2023
» Family and youth networks have called on parties to avoid policies that support the legalisation of potentially harmful substances and social vices, such as casinos.
Nightclub fire deaths rise to 16
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/08/2022
» Another Mountain B pub fire victim has died in hospital, bringing the death toll to 16, the Chon Buri Provincial Public Health Office said yesterday.
Govt values workers, PM insists, as all eyes turn to wage rise
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/05/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday marked Labour Day with a commitment that the government will ensure job security and a better quality of life to help people develop and realise their full potential.
Informal workers line up for payouts
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/01/2022
» More than three million additional "independent" workers have subscribed to the Social Security Fund (SSF) to benefit from the government's Covid-19 relief programme, according to a labour expert.
Nightclub acts to get SSO aid
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/12/2021
» The Social Security Office (SSO) says nightclub musicians and singers who have been affected by Covid-19 will soon be able to claim 5,000 baht as financial support as a remedial measure.
Quarantined workers 'must be paid'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/05/2021
» A labour group has called on the government to ensure that workers get paid and their welfare benefits are not affected when they are told by employers to enter quarantine for 14 days.
Govt asks for temp permits for workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/10/2018
» Thailand plans to ask South Korea to consider granting illegal Thai migrant workers already in South Korea temporary permission to work, so that not all of the approximately 120,000 workers will have to return home.
Booze-free crusade 'won't deter revellers'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/04/2018
» The alcohol-free Songkran campaign will not put off people from going out to have fun during the festival, according to the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
Avoid sex assault: Don't dress sexy, says government
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/03/2018
» Local authorities are telling women to avoid dressing in sexy outfits as they try to prevent sexual harassment or sex assault cases during next month's Songkran festival.
Thais warned after Malaysia swoop on illegal workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/10/2017
» The Labour Ministry has warned Thai workers and job brokers against illegal foreign employment after 132 mostly Thai women were arrested by Malaysian police for working at two nightclubs in Kuala Lumpur without work licenses.