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Employee help fund 'still healthy'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/09/2019
» A senior labour official has dismissed concerns that the government's employee compensation fund is running out of money to provide financial aid following a spike in unemployment.
133,000 kids do jobs that are perilous, survey finds
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/06/2019
» About 133,000 children work in jobs that are dangerous, the Labour Ministry says, citing a 2018 survey on child labour in the country.
Grads get health and safety break
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/06/2019
» University graduates will be allowed to work in the field of occupational medicine to help entrepreneurs deal with a shortage of experts in work safety.
Workers need more than hard hats
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/05/2019
» Twenty-six years have passed since a tragic fire broke out at a doll factory in Nakhom Pathom killing almost 200 workers. The accident, which is now known as the "Kader Toy Factory Inferno", is still remembered by many factory workers as one of the country's worst workplace accidents.
The dark side of white salt
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/04/2019
» TV host and actress Deejai Dedede recalled her "happy" childhood when her grandma allowed her to eat as many snacks as she wanted.
As FDA stumbles, laws to control salt in diet sought
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/02/2019
» Health academics and advocates are calling for tighter legal measures to rein in the sodium content in food.
NGO takes aim at 'unfair' tax charge
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/08/2018
» About 50 NGO members asked the Revenue Department to stop "unfair" taxes levied on them and vowed to seek help from the prime minister if their demand is not met.
Migrant workers told to hurry up
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/06/2018
» Crackdowns on illegal migrant workers will begin on July 1 when the deadline for registering Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar workers that was extended to June 30 ends, Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo warned yesterday.