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Migrant scam spurs labour shakeup
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/07/2014
» High ranking Labour ministry officials in five provinces were transferred to inactive posts at ministry headquarters in Bangkok after they were accused of involvement with a bribery case related to migrant workers.
Amnesty bid for illegal labourers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/06/2014
» The junta has been urged to grant an amnesty to illegal migrant workers and set up job centres in border provinces in a bid to prevent middlemen reaping profits.
Policy 'will attract illegals'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/10/2012
» The government's policy to increase the minimum wage to 300 baht nationwide in January is expected to cause an influx of migrant labourers, civil rights advocates said yesterday.
Migrant workers in ID struggle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/02/2012
» The Lawyers Council of Thailand has urged the government to ask for leniency from Myanmar for migrant workers seeking nationality verification.
More options for migrants to register
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/02/2012
» The Labour Ministry has agreed to extend the nationality verification deadline for foreign workers until June.
Little accident cover for migrant labour
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/01/2012
» Employers are required to buy migrant workers insurance against work injuries if they want to secure permission to have them work legally, the Labour Ministry says.