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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.
Workers still plead for rights
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/12/2022
» Education, labour and employment-related problems remained challenging this year for all stakeholders to tackle.
EU praises push to boost labour rights
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/06/2022
» The European Union (EU) has praised Thailand's efforts to improve labour rights in its seafood industry under Good Labour Practice (GLP) guidelines.
Migrant workers face uphill battle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/01/2022
» Red tape and the tedious approach of admitting migrant workers could lead to Thailand slipping further in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, experts say.
More than eager to cross the border
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/02/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic has kept Kamonsiri Rungfha from her job in an auto parts factory in South Korea longer than she had planned. But now, she said, the wait is up and she is over the moon.
Jobs 'big role' in Suu Kyi win
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/11/2020
» Infrastructure development in Myanmar and high levels of employment helped secure victory for the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi in the election on Nov 8, according to a regional political expert.
Workers to feel pinch of grinding economy
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/01/2020
» Workers' wages won't stretch very far this year amid a protracted economic slowdown that will hit pockets hard, say experts and labour leaders.
Fisheries body wants work permit clarity
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/05/2019
» The National Fisheries Association of Thailand is calling for a clearer policy regarding the renewal of work permits for Myanmar, Cambodian and Lao migrant workers whose work permits are due to expire between this year and next year.
Fishing for new workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/09/2018
» The Labour Ministry's recent move to recruit additional migrant workers through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) system is a boost for the commercial fishing sector, which has suffered from a labour shortage.
Couple take pride in Brunei
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/05/2018
» A Thai team of animal trainers at the private zoo of the Sultan of Brunei have made a name for themselves as well as for their home country and are happy and proud of their job there.