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One-third of intended returnees have arrived from Israel
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/10/2023
» About one-third of the Thais in Israel who want to return to their homeland amid the war with Hamas have already re-entered the kingdom, according to the permanent secretary for labour.
Workers recall Hamas escape
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/10/2023
» Thai workers have shared experiences of their escape from the recent Hamas attacks in Israel, while a family member of a Thai worker has urged the government to review its decision to export Thai workers to dangerous red zones in Israel, particularly areas near the Gaza Strip.
Thais told not to flee Korea tour groups
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/09/2022
» The Labour Ministry is urging Thais who are looking to work in South Korea to register with the relevant authorities prior to departing, instead of fleeing tour groups once they arrive on Korean soil as it threatens to harm cooperation between the two countries.
'Wadani 2' crew set to return
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/08/2019
» A second batch of 14 Thai fishermen are being brought home after complaining about working conditions off the coast of Somalia, according to Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.
Abandoned trawler crew on way home
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2019
» The Thai fishing crewmen abandoned on a vessel in the sea off Somalia on the Horn of Africa are on their way home, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Flight-injured ex-stewardess takes aim at THAI
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/08/2017
» A former Thai Airways International (THAI) stewardess has complained to the Labour Ministry, alleging the carrier fired her and gave her unfairly low severance pay.
Stranded Thai fishermen fear return
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/10/2016
» More than 20 Thai crew members of undocumented fishing trawlers abandoned in Indonesia are reluctant to return home, fearing the cost of travelling will make them indebted again, according to the Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN).
Job fraudsters use social media
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/09/2014
» Popular social networks such as Facebook and Line have become tools of labour export fraudsters, many of them offering positions for unrealistically attractive pay in South Korea.
Sick workers return early
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/02/2013
» Some Thais working overseas are being forced to return home prematurely after falling ill due to poor working conditions, labour officials say.
Minister blasts labour rort
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/11/2012
» Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap has vowed to clamp down on job brokers who are overcharging Thai labourers seeking work in Taiwan.