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Thailand gets top nod in child labour fight
Post Reporters, Published on 02/10/2025
» Thailand has achieved its highest-ever international ranking in efforts to combat the worst forms of child labour, earning a “Significant Advancement” rating in the US Department of Labor’s 2024 report.
Conflict sees exodus of needed workers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/08/2025
» At least 300,000 registered Cambodian migrant workers have returned to their home country amid border tensions, prompting growing fears of labour shortages in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, especially in border provinces, according to the Migrant Working Group (MWG).
Thailand holds its breath
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 07/07/2025
» The Thai business sector remains optimistic that tariff negotiations with the US can yield a favourable outcome after Vietnam recently made headlines by securing a 20% tariff rate on shipments to the US along with a waiver on import duties for American products.
No guarantee 400-baht wage will go nationwide
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2025
» There is no guarantee that the 400-baht daily minimum wage adjustment, already effective in some tourism provinces, will be implemented in remaining provinces, labour permanent secretary Boonsong Thapchaiyuth says.
Job seekers told to verify recruitment agencies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2025
» The Department of Employment says those looking to work abroad must verify employment agencies with the DoE to avoid falling victim to illegal agents.
Social Security Office may use Swedish scheme as new model
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/11/2024
» The Labour Ministry will study Sweden's pension system in a bid to improve the Social Security Office's (SSO) scheme and better address the needs of social security subscribers in an aged society, according to Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
Govt speeds up rights boost
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/11/2024
» The Labour Ministry is speeding up its changes to the Labour Relations Act and the State Enterprise Labor Relations Act to ensure basic labour rights in the country meet international standards, says spokesman Phumipat Mueanchan.
US labour rights concerns vex Thai govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/10/2024
» The Labour Ministry is vowing to expedite the removal of fishmeal, fish oil and animal feed from the US government's 2024 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor, or Forced Labour List.
Huawei drives Thailand's education sector into digital era
Post Reporters, Published on 17/07/2023
» KHON KAEN: Leading technology company Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co Ltd recently organised the first-ever “Huawei Thailand Education Summit 2023” under the theme “Accelerate the Digital Journey of Education” in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, introducing the latest trends and technologies with the aim of elevating the readiness and response of Thailand’s education sector to changes in the digital era.
Pandemic speeds up digital drive
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/01/2021
» Despite decades of rapid change, 2020 somehow shifted the pace into overdrive, forcing businesses to change course overnight, workers to scramble to find a place in the new economy and leaders to carve out lucrative opportunities.