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Thais return to Israel, despite risks
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/01/2024
» Many Thai labourers have returned to work in the farmlands of Israel for financial reasons in the past month despite Israel's intensified conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Ministry plans to open registration for migrant workers
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/05/2022
» The Labour Ministry will open registration for illegal migrant workers in the country and those whose work permits are about to expire after the ministry's proposal has received cabinet approval.
Health initiatives a boon for monks
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/11/2021
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has expanded healthcare coverage for monks who have had problems accessing medical services in the upper northeastern provinces.
Calls mount for shift in sex workers' legal status
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/09/2021
» The recent online broadcast of sexual acts performed by Nong Khai Nao and her boyfriend has renewed calls for sex workers to be recognised by law and protected.
Thai workers killed in Israeli to get compensation
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/05/2021
» Two Thai workers who were killed by rockets fired from Gaza into southern Israel on Tuesday are entitled to compensation from the National Insurance Institute of Israel, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Wednesday.
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.
Monks face battle of the bulge
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/05/2018
» A network of monks in the provinces has come together to promote better health in the brotherhood, many of whom suffer a myriad of illnesses, and provide the proof in the pudding that healthy eating and Buddhism can go hand in hand.
Worker rights abuses at sea still a live issue
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/05/2017
» The military government has been commended for cracking down on illegal fishing activities following a series of warnings by the European Union but is taking flak from NGOs for failing to seriously curb violations of workers' rights and poor working conditions on fishing trawlers.
E-work permit smart cards get roll-out
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/04/2017
» The Labour Ministry has begun issuing e-work permit smart cards to migrant workers to make it easier for officials to verify the workers' information and stamp out falsified documents.
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.