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Workers' aid 'discriminatory'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/12/2021
» A group representing migrant workers and stateless people yesterday petitioned the Constitutional Court to rule on the Labour and Finance ministries cash handout scheme, saying it breaches the charter.
Workers protest unfair treatment amid outbreak
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/05/2020
» More than 20 employees have lodged complaints with Government House about unfair treatment, including forced resignations, by employers amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
Group kicks up fuss over job losses
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/05/2020
» A group of subcontracted workers on Monday called on the government to intervene over unfair termination of their employment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Debt swap 'would cost govt B200bn'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/01/2020
» A consumer group on Thursday threatened to lodge a petition with the Administrative Court against the government if it fails to stop the Expressway Authority of Thailand's (Exat) controversial debt-swap plan, which it said would cost the state more than 200 billion baht.
Labour minister denies high jobless rate
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/11/2019
» Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul has denied there is high unemployment in Thailand, claiming the jobless rate is only 1%.
Domestic violence reports soar in 2019
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/01/2019
» Just over two weeks after the new year began, reports of domestic violence doubled from the rate of the same period last year. However, rights advocates say agencies in charge of handling the problem are slow to react and tend to view it as merely a family issue.
Vendor ban sees city lose flavour
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/05/2018
» Thailand has been recognised as a global capital for street food over the past few years, with the food stalls scattered here, there and everywhere, on the pavements and by the roadside, considered part of the city's charm.
Top official tied to welfare scam
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/05/2018
» The director of a welfare centre for the underprivileged in Samut Prakan has petitioned the prime minister to instigate disciplinary and criminal punishment against a former permanent secretary over an embezzlement scandal.