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Firms accused of ignoring new labour act
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/05/2018
» Elderly workers have complained that their bosses are reluctant to pay them retirement benefits despite being required to do so by an amendment to the Labour Protection Act which came into effect last year.
Migrants wait to get stamped, refugee-style
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/03/2018
» Migrant worker Som Nang sat waiting with his wife and their two-year-old daughter for hours on Wednesday night for his turn to register at the Labour Ministry's One Stop Service centre.
When easy access to antibiotics is a hindrance, not a help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/03/2018
» Kimhuay Luang-orn, 72, and Kaimook Ayachu, 65, never realised their excessive and arbitrary use of antibiotics could sicken them rather cure their illnesses until they attended a training session that dispelled their misconceptions about what they thought were "panacea" drugs.
64% of veggies 'unsafe' due to pesticides
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/11/2017
» Over 60% of popular vegetables sold at shopping malls and markets are contaminated with a cocktail of pesticides farmers use to boost yields and ensure year-round sales, a food safety network warned Friday.
Migrant workers fear missing deadline for visas
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/10/2017
» Long queues, a slow process and allegations of opportunists seeking money from those who want faster proceedings have marred the citizenship verification process for undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar.
770,000 migrant workers being 'legalised'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/08/2017
» The government is processing more than 770,000 illegal migrant workers who decided to register with the state in their bid to stay in the country, Employment Department director-general Waranon Pitiwan says.
Orchid farmers wilt under labour law
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/06/2017
» Orchid farmers petitioned National Legislative Assembly (NLA) chairman Pornpetch Wichitcholchai Wednesday to delay enforcing the executive decree on foreign workers.
Education a weapon in fighting sex trade
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/06/2017
» A 16-year-old girl from a poor family in Chiang Rai is being taught how to fight the advances of gangs looking to force women like her into the sex trade.
Worker rights abuses at sea still a live issue
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/05/2017
» The military government has been commended for cracking down on illegal fishing activities following a series of warnings by the European Union but is taking flak from NGOs for failing to seriously curb violations of workers' rights and poor working conditions on fishing trawlers.
No doctor shortage, says health panel
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/04/2017
» Thailand no longer has a shortage of doctors and healthcare personnel and should not increase the production of these professionals over the next 10 years, a forum has been told.