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Workers call for end to short-term contracts
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/10/2023
» About 600 workers demanded the government to end what they call unfair employment conditions and promote job security during a rally to mark World Day for Decent Work on Saturday.
Medical hub lends more than a hand
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/03/2021
» Nine years ago, Amaraphon Ong-at-itthichai, a 59-year-old senior nurse working at the Friendship Therapy Centre of Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Centre in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district, wondered why many near-recuperated patients became unhappy at the prospect of being discharged from the hospital.
Reverse mortgage touted for elderly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/10/2020
» The government should utilise the concept of reverse mortgage (RM) to help the kingdom's elderly population gain financial security, a seminar was told earlier this week.
Minimum wage to rise next month
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/12/2019
» The national wage committee agreed on Friday to increase the minimum daily wage by 5-6 baht, from 308-330 baht to 313-336 baht, and will propose the rise to cabinet for effect from Jan 1.
A needle in time on the health firing line
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/11/2019
» Inserting a needle into a patient to attach an intravenous (IV) drip may look like a simple task, but getting it right is a matter of life or death.
Meagre wage rise enrages labour groups
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/12/2016
» Academics have pointed out the negative long-term impact of the latest minimum daily wage adjustment due to take effect next month, while labour groups vented frustration over the lower-than-expected new rates.
Workers seek review of minimum wage decision
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/10/2016
» Workers led by the Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC) have submitted a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seeking a review of the Central Wage Committee's decision on the daily minimum wage for next year.
Small minimum wage increases
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/10/2016
» The Central Wage Committee has agreed to an increase in the daily minimum wage of 5 to 10 baht in 69 provinces and retain the 300-baht minimum wage in eight provinces, from Jan 1, permanent secretary for labour Puntrik Smiti said.
Thai tourism organisations call for end to violence
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/08/2016
» Twenty tourism related organisations in Thailand condemned the perpetrators behind the violent incidents in the South and called upon them to stop creating violence in the country.
Making a change for the better
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/09/2015
» The first thing people need in order to change themselves for the better is to look inward to find the right motivation. Change, says Pongsak Plengsaeng, is possible within everyone.