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Youths want say on climate
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/11/2021
» Thai youths are asking the government for an opportunity to take part in the policy-making process to fight climate change.
Migrant workers 'left high and dry'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/08/2021
» Construction workers have accused the government of leaving mostly migrant workforces to fend for themselves after ordering their camps to cease operations and barring the workers from leaving.
Pregnant workers to get support
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/08/2021
» The Labour Ministry said it will implement a measure to allow pregnant employees to work from home on full pay.
Efforts mount to help children affected by pandemic
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2021
» About 5,000 children have lost a parent to Covid-19, and impacts from the pandemic on the youngsters are worse than the tsunami tragedy, according to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Rajanagarindra Institute (Camri).
Firms call for migrant permit extensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/05/2021
» The private sector has urged the government to extend the work permits of two million foreign workers after their documents started to expire this year.
Benefits in sight for casual staff
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/03/2021
» The Labour Ministry plans to push ahead with a law to protect 20 million casual workers.
More than eager to cross the border
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/02/2021
» The Covid-19 pandemic has kept Kamonsiri Rungfha from her job in an auto parts factory in South Korea longer than she had planned. But now, she said, the wait is up and she is over the moon.
SBPAC vows transparency in face of Chana row
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/12/2020
» The Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) pledged to adhere to transparency and public participation in deciding the future of the controversial Chana industrial complex in Songkhla province.
Push to boost elderly welfare
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/12/2020
» The House committee on state welfare and a network of non-governmental organisations are pushing to pass a new law to ensure all people aged 60 and older receive at least 3,000 baht in living allowances per month.
Delivery platforms face rights pressure
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/09/2020
» Calls have intensified for owners of app-based delivery platforms to offer welfare protection to those who make the delivery rounds, according to an online seminar.