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Fleeing back to the provinces
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/01/2023
» Workers in Bangkok who live from hand to mouth have decided to return to their hometowns as the cost of living in the capital becomes unaffordable.
Workers still plead for rights
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/12/2022
» Education, labour and employment-related problems remained challenging this year for all stakeholders to tackle.
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.
Medical hub lends more than a hand
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/03/2021
» Nine years ago, Amaraphon Ong-at-itthichai, a 59-year-old senior nurse working at the Friendship Therapy Centre of Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Centre in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district, wondered why many near-recuperated patients became unhappy at the prospect of being discharged from the hospital.
New round of migrant registrations likely
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/07/2020
» The Labour Ministry will ask the cabinet to approve a special round of registrations in August to help migrant workers from neighbouring countries renew their work permits and resolve other administrative issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, a source said.
Migrant workers left destitute by economic nosedive
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/05/2020
» Four months pregnant, unemployed and relying on money borrowed from friends, War War Hywe, a 29-year-old migrant worker from Myanmar's city of Mandalay, wishes she could go home.