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State 'slow to report on EIA impacts'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/02/2016
» Road schemes top the list of state-run transport projects where agencies involved have failed to report progress in accordance with environmental impact assessment (EIA) requirements.
Over 40 firms 'refuse' to aid the disabled
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/01/2016
» Assets of more than 40 companies could be foreclosed and sold to raise money to be paid into the disabled workers fund, the Social Development and Human Security Ministry says.
Illegal foreign models face crackdown
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/12/2015
» Labour authorities and the modelling association have vowed to jointly tackle the problem of foreign models working illegally in Thailand.
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.
Thai worker death probe urged
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/09/2015
» Academics and activists have urged the new labour minister to investigate the mysterious deaths of more than 40 Thai workers in Israel between 2008 and 2013.
Scholar backs B20 minimum wage rise
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/07/2015
» The government should set a daily minimum wage at 320 baht in most provinces, which will sustain people's purchasing power without breaking the bank, a seminar was told.
Give victims more help, activists say
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/05/2015
» Government agencies need to coordinate better in identifying victims of trafficking gangs, a rights network says.
Prayut vows better work conditions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/05/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha marked May Day yesterday by vowing to make Thailand one of the most powerful Asean nations and promising to respond to calls by labour groups for better work conditions.
UN told to rein in errant envoys
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/04/2015
» Labour rights groups have called on the United Nations (UN) to investigate and sanction diplomats who misbehave and to strengthen the UN internal code of conduct regulating officials’ behaviour.
Migrant youth on the rise
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/12/2014
» More migrant children are expected to enter Thailand to find work here each year, according to a child rights NGO.