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Firms call for migrant permit extensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/05/2021
» The private sector has urged the government to extend the work permits of two million foreign workers after their documents started to expire this year.
14 crew members from 'Wadani 2' arrive home
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/08/2019
» Going home may sound mundane to people who do it as a daily routine, however, this was not the case for a group of 14 crewmen on a trawler in the Indian Ocean who returned home on Friday.
'Wadani 2' crew set to return
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/08/2019
» A second batch of 14 Thai fishermen are being brought home after complaining about working conditions off the coast of Somalia, according to Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.
Crew rescue casts long shadow
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/08/2019
» Last week's rescue of 18 Thai fishermen from a stricken vessel drifting without fuel in the sea off Somalia has raised concerns over a hidden form of human trafficking.
Safety net failing migrant fishermen
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/08/2019
» While the European Union (EU)'s decision to lift the yellow-card warning on illegal, unreported and unregistered (IUU) fishing indicates progress in the country's efforts to clean up the industry, migrant workers in the Thai seafood supply chain still face unfair employment practices.
Abandoned trawler crew on way home
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2019
» The Thai fishing crewmen abandoned on a vessel in the sea off Somalia on the Horn of Africa are on their way home, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Child boat crew plan 'unlikely'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/01/2019
» The Labour Ministry has poured cold water on a proposal seeking to allow people aged under 18 to work on fishing vessels as trainees, saying the issue involves the use of child labour and the country has a strict legal framework to protect children.
Top 5: Labouring through 2018
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2018
» Making a list of the top five labour issues is a challenge, because a lot has been going on in the labour sector and the businesses they work for this year.
Fishing group wants convention axed
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/12/2018
» Fishery operators converged on the Labour Ministry Thursday to oppose a government plan to ratify the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) 2007 Work in Fishing Convention, also known as C188, which they said could hurt their businesses.
Thailand first in Asia to ratify fishing pact
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/11/2018
» Thailand will become the first country in Asia to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, also known as C188, to ensure better working conditions for fishermen.