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Daily minimum wage to rise by 2.4%
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/12/2023
» The daily minimum wage for Thai workers nationwide is set to rise from Jan 1, 2024 -- and the new rates will vary from province to province, ranging from 330 to 370 baht, according to the labour ministry.
Thailand's SFST scoops World Soil Day Award
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/12/2023
» The Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand (SFST) won the King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award 2023, a title conferred by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Kingdom scoops World Soil Day Award
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/12/2023
» The Soil and Fertilizer Society of Thailand (SFST) has won the King Bhumibol World Soil Day Award 2023, conferred by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Capitalism 'a threat' to democratic progress, critics say
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/10/2023
» Thailand's democracy has not progressed much since the Oct 14 1973 student uprising, a forum was told.
Wage hike warning
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/10/2023
» With Pheu Thai now the core party in government, its campaign promise to raise the minimum daily wage to 600 baht by 2027 might have high chances of success.
Ministry aims to send 100k skilled workers abroad
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/09/2023
» The Labour Ministry has set a goal of sending 100,000 skilled workers overseas next year, Department of Employment director-general Pairoj Chotikasatien said on Thursday.
Gambling addiction fuelled by poverty
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/08/2023
» Social workers say gambling addiction among blue-collar workers is fuelled by social and welfare issues, not by an individual's passion as many might have thought. NGOs and government agencies are working together to provide rehabilitation.
Factory owes workers B20m
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/06/2023
» Labour authorities have ordered an operator of a textile factory in Samut Prakan province to speed up paying about 109 workers 19.33 million baht in total, plus 15% interest, in wages the employer had failed to pay them from July 2020 until this April.
Energy chiefs to lower tariff
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/04/2023
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will start lowering the fuel tariff (Ft) next month following a recommendation by a subcommittee responsible for its calculation.
Wage hikes could harm economy
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/03/2023
» Political parties are being urged to stop wooing voters by promising them unrealistic leaps in daily minimum wage rates which many experts warn will do more harm than good to the country's economic system.