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Parties told to vet members more strictly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/07/2022
» A network of civil groups on Thursday stepped up calls for political parties to tighten the potential election candidate screening process after a Move Forward Party (MFP) Bangkok city councillor became embroiled in a sex scandal.
Silent sins exposed
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/07/2022
» About 71% of women and girls with disabilities who are sexually abused do not have access to the justice system.
Schools axe 'sexist' pageants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/06/2022
» A prominent human rights activist has thrown his support behind the decision by Mahidol University Student Association to abolish an in-house beauty pageant that is solely fixated on appearance.
Sex scandal spurs reshuffle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/05/2022
» The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) has transferred a Department of Children and Youth (DCY) official linked to a child prostitution case in Surat Thani, pending an investigation of the matter.
Govt values workers, PM insists, as all eyes turn to wage rise
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/05/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday marked Labour Day with a commitment that the government will ensure job security and a better quality of life to help people develop and realise their full potential.
Deal opens up job market in Saudi Arabia
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/03/2022
» Thai and Saudi Arabian labour ministers have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the export of Thai labour that includes ensuring good conditions for workers in the Gulf state.
Migrant workers face uphill battle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/01/2022
» Red tape and the tedious approach of admitting migrant workers could lead to Thailand slipping further in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, experts say.
Ethnic customs 'may harm girls'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/12/2021
» Certain local customs are actually forms of sexual violence, including a tradition among an ethnic group in the northern province of Phrae that approves of the marriage of girls as young as 13 years old, according to a lawyer and human rights activist.
Workers' aid 'discriminatory'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/12/2021
» A group representing migrant workers and stateless people yesterday petitioned the Constitutional Court to rule on the Labour and Finance ministries cash handout scheme, saying it breaches the charter.
Youngsters 'have right to rally'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/10/2021
» Child rights advocates have urged the state to recognise young people's right to peaceful protests and ensure better protection for them when they take part in activities to express their opinions.