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Fears of dormant volcano erupting in Buri Ram put to rest
Online Reporters, Published on 27/05/2025
» The rumbling heard by mushroom pickers near the long dormant volcano on the outskirts of Buriram city was just water and there is no danger of it re-awakening, a senior natural resource official said on Monday.
Labour Ministry visits Thai berry pickers in Sweden
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 15/09/2024
» Labour Ministry officials last week visited Thai berry pickers in Sweden and met their employers to ensure the workers receive proper benefits and wages.
Protecting workers from heat
News, Published on 02/09/2024
» Today's escalating climate crisis disproportionately affects the world's two billion informal workers. As heat waves become increasingly frequent and intense, the absence of global occupational safety and health (OSH) protections against climate-related risks leaves these workers dangerously exposed. Forced to labour in record-breaking temperatures, their health and even lives are in jeopardy.
Thai berry pickers set for Sweden, Finland
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 19/08/2024
» The Department of Employment (DoE) has said the first batch of Thai labourers to work the current berry harvesting season in Sweden and Finland will leave this month.
Berry-picking trafficking trial opens
Published on 13/08/2024
» Prosecutors in Finland are demanding a minimum of five years’ imprisonment for the former head of a berry company and his Thai business partner for human trafficking in connection with abuse of Thai workers.
900 to pick berries in Finland
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/08/2024
» Nine hundred Thai labourers will be sent to Finland this year to work the berry harvesting season.
Finnish ban fails to deter fruit pickers
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 22/07/2024
» The Department of Employment is tracking down local agents who duped Thais into believing berry picker jobs were waiting for them in Finland after authorities stopped 43 people before they boarded a flight to the Nordic country on Saturday.
Labour minister backs legal casinos
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 21/03/2024
» Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has come out in support of legalising casinos in Thailand, saying it would stimulate the economy and create at least 50,000 jobs across five regions.
Govt working to revoke berry-picking ban
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 18/03/2024
» The Labour Ministry says it will address the issue relating to the suspension of visa applications for Thais seeking wild-berry picking jobs in Finland, saying it aims to have measures in place by the 2025 harvest season.
Labour scams carry cost
News, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2024
» For far too long, Thailand has grappled with the insidious issue of human trafficking. This heinous crime has tarnished the country's reputation -- not to mention diminishing the country's competitiveness on the global stage.