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Social, labour issues that dominated news in 2023
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» Making a top-five list of the most pressing labour and social issues of the year is no mean feat given that so much has taken place. That said, the Bangkok Post has summarised a handful of the most remarkable stories of 2023 for your reading pleasure.
A battle to save classes
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» Nan: Residents, teachers and activists have called on the Education Ministry to review a plan to merge small schools with larger schools, saying small schools should remain open in their localities so students will not have to study far from their homes.
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.
Abuse shatters the social fabric
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/11/2015
» ‘Equality of rights between men and women is equally given by nature from the day they are born,” says Supensri Puengkhoksung, who is known as “Pa Ko” for her pivotal role in campaigning to end violence against women and girls.
Seminar warns on power, money perils
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/10/2015
» The constitution currently being drafted must be democratic both in spirit and substance although it may not be immune to being torn apart by people with power, a seminar recalling the Oct 14, 1973 uprising has been told.
Migrant children face uncertain future
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/06/2015
» The dream of 15-year-old migrant Adukayor to attend college is starting to fade due to his parents, who work in a grocery store in Samut Sakhon, struggling to even find enough money to pay for his high school education.
Battered and scared women find a new life
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/11/2013
» Monday marks the United Nations-designated International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, initiated in 1999 as violence against women increasingly became an issue of both domestic and global concern.