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Social, labour issues that dominated news in 2023
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» Making a top-five list of the most pressing labour and social issues of the year is no mean feat given that so much has taken place. That said, the Bangkok Post has summarised a handful of the most remarkable stories of 2023 for your reading pleasure.
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.
Fresh bid to protect online consumers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/06/2020
» A group of organisations has called for a centre to take charge of protecting online consumers as they faced no less risk of being scammed than customers in physical markets.
Booze-free crusade 'won't deter revellers'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/04/2018
» The alcohol-free Songkran campaign will not put off people from going out to have fun during the festival, according to the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
Sixty duped migrants get job scam help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/07/2017
» Police and non-profit representatives yesterday helped 60 workers from Myanmar who were duped by con agents into giving them money to work in Thailand, only to be abandoned at an apartment for more than three months with no passports.
Shelters offer hope to the homeless
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/03/2017
» After living under Rama VIII Bridge for more than eight years, a 54-year-old disabled man grasped the chance for a new start. He walked with crutches to a vehicle that would take him to a state-run shelter where he was promised food, basic necessities and health care.
Maid's lawyer seeks new team for 'slave' probe
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/04/2015
» The lawyer of the Ethiopian maid at the centre of slavery allegations against the World Health Organisation’s representative to Thailand will ask police to put a new team on the case.
Police call in WHO official over maid abuse
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/04/2015
» Police will summon a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official for questioning next week, after his former maid accused him of keeping her in slave-like conditions.
Labour warns tardy employers as migrant registration deadline looms
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/09/2014
» Authorities have pledged to get tough with employers who fail to register migrant workers before next month's deadline.
Disabled police paint over pain
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/07/2014
» Smiling and laughing wearing a hospital gown, Pol Lt Wutthinan Chan-on decorates a T-shirt with the quotation: "A journey of a ten thousand li [Chinese measure of distance] begins with a single step."