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FTI set to meet Anutin next week on jabs for factories
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/07/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is scheduled to meet Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul next week about a Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan to help factory workers as the rising number of infections is causing some plants to shut down.
FTI demands expedited vaccinations
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 07/07/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is urging the government to vaccinate 70% of the population earlier than planned as the country cannot wait until December, with risks mounting if a fourth outbreak is caused by the virulent Delta variant.
Natural gas mooted for the South
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/07/2021
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) plans to conduct a joint study on natural gas fuel as part of power supply management for its Rubber City Industrial Estate in Songkhla and power security in the South.
Jabs to reach 24,000 firms by June 26
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 17/06/2021
» Authorities are planning to give employees from 24,000 companies, including factory workers, Covid-19 vaccines by June 26, in a bid to speed up the rate of vaccination in the business sector.
THG set to import Moderna
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/06/2021
» SET-listed Thonburi Healthcare Group Plc (THG) will import 5 million doses of Moderna vaccines through the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) in the third or fourth quarter this year in a bid to help solve the vaccine shortage.
FTI anxious over vaccination delays
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/06/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has voiced fresh concern over the delay in the vaccination campaign due to a vaccine shortage, a setback that may erode public trust in the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration.
Ministries race to vaccinate factories amid shortage
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/06/2021
» The Labour and Industry ministries are racing against time to vaccinate employees, including factory workers, amid a shortage of jabs as Covid-19 threatens to slow activity in the industrial sector if infections spread.
Blueprint for jabs to be debated
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/06/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) plans to discuss with industry and labour ministers today a clearer blueprint for the vaccination of factory workers, who face significant risk of contracting Covid-19.
FTI eyes Sinopharm vaccines
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/06/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is in talks with Chulabhorn Royal Academy to conclude a purchase deal for Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccines aimed at improving confidence in the manufacturing sector after the Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) sank for two straight months during the third wave.
EconThai worried about rising underemployment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/05/2021
» The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) is concerned about the growing underemployment rate that is affecting people's purchasing power after the number of unemployed individuals reached 4.3 million since the Covid-19 outbreak began in Thailand.