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Wage hike pledges slammed
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/05/2023
» As the country marks Labour Day on Monday, activists have expressed concerns over campaign promises made by parties to abruptly raise the minimum daily wages to levels they believe are unrealistic.
Campaign pledges 'failing indebted farmers'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/03/2023
» Election policies by various parties targeting farmers are aimed at creating short-term results and do not result in lasting income security, a recent forum in Bangkok was told.
Wage hikes could harm economy
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/03/2023
» Political parties are being urged to stop wooing voters by promising them unrealistic leaps in daily minimum wage rates which many experts warn will do more harm than good to the country's economic system.
LAOs urged to keep up decentralisation
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/10/2014
» Local administration organisations (LAOs) should be elected if they are to best meet the people's needs, a forum was told yesterday in a direct rebuke to the regime's policy of having appointed people in charge.
Farm debt risks food supply
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/09/2014
» Academics have called on the government to support farmers who are losing their rice fields to lenders.
Firms back new alien labour rules
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/09/2014
» Business operators at the border back moves to regulate alien workers who come to work there on a daily basis.
Surasak urged to speed up SSO reforms
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/09/2014
» Activists yesterday called on new Labour Minister Gen Surasak Kanjanarat to speed up social security reforms, stressing a need to turn the Social Security Office (SSO) into an independent public organisation to ensure greater transparency.
Wage policy flaws ‘need careful study’
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/07/2014
» Flaws in the last minimum wage increase mean careful studies must be conducted before any similar policy is introduced in the future, according to the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Seminar suggests direct vote for PM
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/07/2014
» Future prime ministers should be directly elected by popular vote, a coup-sponsored seminar on national reform was told yesterday.
Academic warns elderly will be hurt
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/08/2013
» The government's plan to scrap the National Savings Fund will have a severe impact on the elderly, a researcher from the Thailand Development Research Institute says.