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High stakes in Chana battle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/12/2021
» The moniker "daughter of the sea" didn't come from thin air. Khairiyah Rahmanyah, 19, feels she has earned it.
Thais to fix migrant labour shortage
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/09/2021
» The Labour Ministry is preparing to recruit Thais to fill more than 400,000 jobs left vacant by migrant workers who returned home due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lingerie factory closed, 1,388 jobless
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/03/2021
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A total of 1,388 people have been thrown out of work by lingerie manufacturer Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Ltd's abrupt closure of its factory in Bang Sao Thong district.
SBPAC vows transparency in face of Chana row
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/12/2020
» The Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) pledged to adhere to transparency and public participation in deciding the future of the controversial Chana industrial complex in Songkhla province.
Department to address resort wage issues
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/10/2020
» The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare on Friday promised to deal with unpaid wage claims submitted by workers of a luxury resort in Chiang Mai within 30 days.
Mitsubishi Elevator sacks hundreds of workers as virus hits sales
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/10/2020
» Mitsubishi Elevator Asia Co has sacked 689 workers from its workforce because of falling sales since the start of the the coronavirus pandemic.
SSO asked to give worker loans
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/09/2020
» Labour activists have proposed that the Social Security Office (SSO) use profits from the kingdom's welfare scheme to provide quick loans to workers affected by Covid-19's economic impact.
Unemployment soars to 700,000 as factories close
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/04/2020
» The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has almost doubled to 700,000 people from December last year, with 140,000 registering in March alone.
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.
Intern abuse goes unheeded
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/02/2018
» An internship programme intended to equip vocational students with work experience before graduating needs a review as loopholes existed through which interns may be exploited, according to labour activists.