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Japan welcomes Thai workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/06/2020
» Driven by a shortage of skilled workers, Japan is offering job opportunities in 14 work categories to foreign workers including Thai workers who have undergone occupational training in Japan previously, the Labour Ministry says.
Govt urged to aid stranded Thai fishermen
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/11/2019
» More than 100 undocumented fishing-boat workers from Thailand and neighbouring countries remain stranded on remote Indonesian islands, according to the Labour Rights Promotion Network (LPN).
Fisherman's remains to return to Thailand
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/09/2018
» The family of a Thai fisherman who died after being tricked into working on trawlers is bringing his bones home from the Indonesian remote island of Benjina.
Ex-crewmen out to help fellow fishing victims
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/06/2018
» Back in 2014, the rescue of Thai and migrant labourers who fell prey to human trafficking in the fishery industry in Indonesia made headlines across the country after the operation was achieved with a concerted effort from the governments of both nations.
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).
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.
Agriculture Ministry floats plan to regulate fisheries
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/01/2015
» The Agriculture Ministry has proposed four measures to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, says Agriculture Minister Pitipong Phuengboon Na Ayudhaya.
Abandoned fishermen finally paid
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/10/2014
» Two of the 10 Thai fishermen abandoned in Indonesia by their employers more than two years ago have been awarded compensation.