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The human toll behind your seafood
News, Published on 02/08/2025
» The next time you are at a restaurant and considering the choice of fish or shrimp, spare a thought. The seafood on your plate may come at quite a human cost.
Refugees in policy limbo
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/07/2025
» Time is running out. In less than two weeks, over 80,000 refugees on the Thai–Myanmar border will be left without food, health care, or protection. With US aid permanently cut, Thailand can no longer look away. The government must act before this humanitarian crisis spins out of control.
55 illegals nabbed in Chon Buri
News, Published on 20/07/2025
» Fifty-five undocumented migrant workers were apprehended at a construction site in Chon Buri's Si Racha district as part of a stepped-up campaign against illegal employment, led by the Department of Employment.
In fear of Hun Sen's wrath
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/07/2025
» A 37-year-old Cambodian activist has gone into hiding in Thailand, fearing for his life after publicly criticising the Cambodian government and military.
Stop blaming migrant workers
Editorial, Published on 06/07/2025
» The latest border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand, as well as the influx of refugees fleeing unrest in Myanmar, is triggering nationalistic fears that foreigners will take away jobs and social services from locals. Yet we must understand that migrant workers are not our enemy.
AI training at core of minister's 5 policies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/07/2025
» New Labour Minister Pongkawin Jungrungruangkit has unveiled five core policies with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) training and youth employment opportunities especially for those aged 15 to 18.
Illegal migrants caught when fleeing truck bogged in mud
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/06/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Forty-one illegal workers from Myanmar were arrested early Monday morning after the pickup truck carrying them became bogged on a muddy track while fleeing police.
Domestic workers are essential
Oped, Published on 23/06/2025
» On International Domestic Workers Day on June 16, we marked 14 years since the adoption of the landmark ILO Convention No 189 on Domestic Workers, a global commitment to uphold the rights and dignity of those who perform paid work in private homes. It affirmed what should be obvious: domestic workers are workers, and they deserve the same protections, wages and respect afforded to any other occupation.
Cambodian workers in Buri Ram want to stay, fear job loss if they return
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 21/06/2025
» BURI RAM – All 1,350 Cambodian migrant workers in this northeastern province intend to stay despite ongoing border tensions.
Man cuffed over illegal soil mining
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/06/2025
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has arrested a 70-year-old businessman in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng district for running an illegal soil excavation operation in a designated green zone, following years of complaints from local residents.