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Crackdown to curb ‘job-stealing’ foreigners
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/03/2024
» Chinese and Indians are among the foreigners taking jobs reserved for Thais, according to the Department of Employment.
Thai retirement age could be increased
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/09/2023
» The increasing elderly population in Thailand is prompting a serious discussion on raising the retirement age beyond 55 to accommodate an "aged society" and deal with an ongoing labour shortage in the country, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Factory owes workers almost B20m
Published on 01/06/2023
» Labour authorities have ordered the operator of a textile factory in Samut Prakan province to speed up paying more than 100 workers wages totalling 19.33 million baht.
Workers march to demand higher pay
Published on 02/05/2023
» Labour advocates converged on Government House on Monday, calling on the government to raise the daily minimum wage to 700 baht and set up a fund to support laid-off workers.
Tourism likely to disappoint this week
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/05/2023
» With a long holiday this week, Pattaya and Rayong tourism operators do not expect an influx of domestic tourists following the Songkran festival.
Pheu Thai promises B25k monthly wage
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/03/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party has pledged to raise the minimum monthly wage for salaried employees to 25,000 baht by 2027 as part of efforts to woo voters ahead of the general election.
Samut Sakhon Covid cases to keep rising
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/12/2020
» New cases of Covid-19 originating at a fresh seafood market in Samut Sakhon are rising as authorities conduct more tests on migrant workers from Myanmar.
Govt plans quarantine hubs
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/09/2020
» The government may temporarily turn border patrol police camps into Covid-19 quarantine centres, to accommodate migrant workers who have been permitted to come work in Thailand.
Govt plans cash handout
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/09/2020
» The government plans to give 3,000-baht cash handouts to 15 million people affected by the economic fallout caused by Covid-19.
Aung San Suu Kyi visits migrant workers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/05/2012
» The thousands of migrants workers gathered to see and listen to the Myanmar opposition leader clearly liked what they heard.