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New releases for your streaming pleasure: May 1-7
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/05/2024
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Govt working to revoke berry-picking ban
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 18/03/2024
» The Labour Ministry says it will address the issue relating to the suspension of visa applications for Thais seeking wild-berry picking jobs in Finland, saying it aims to have measures in place by the 2025 harvest season.
Labour scams carry cost
News, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2024
» For far too long, Thailand has grappled with the insidious issue of human trafficking. This heinous crime has tarnished the country's reputation -- not to mention diminishing the country's competitiveness on the global stage.
Finns suspend berry-picker visa
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 17/03/2024
» Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has suspended the acceptance of wild-berry pickers’ visa applications in Thailand.
Finland suspends reception of berry pickers’ visa applications
Published on 16/03/2024
» Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs has decided to suspend the reception of wild-berry pickers’ visa applications in Thailand.
Former ministers face bribery charges over labour exports
Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2024
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) says it will file charges against two former ministers and two high-level officials at the Ministry of Labour for allegedly demanding 36 million baht in exchange for approving the export of Thai workers to Finland.
Better deal sought for Thai berry pickers
Published on 17/05/2023
» Thai and Nordic authorities have agreed to push for fairer labour contracts for Thais who go to Scandinavian countries to pick berries and to step up action against human trafficking.
Talks set to start on berry pickers' plight
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/01/2023
» The Ministry of Labour will start talks with the Swedish embassy in Thailand, after it threatened to suspend issuing seasonal working visas to Thai berry pickers following reports of unfair treatment by employers and job brokers, it said on Monday.
Thai berry-pickers heading to Finland warned of high cost
Online Reporters, Published on 21/01/2023
» Thai workers with their sights set on berry-picking in Finland could end up in debt rather than turn a profit, the Thai Embassy in Helsinki has warned.
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.