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Workers call for end to short-term contracts
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/10/2023
» About 600 workers demanded the government to end what they call unfair employment conditions and promote job security during a rally to mark World Day for Decent Work on Saturday.
Fleeing back to the provinces
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/01/2023
» Workers in Bangkok who live from hand to mouth have decided to return to their hometowns as the cost of living in the capital becomes unaffordable.
Ministry meets with recruiters
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/10/2022
» The Labour Ministry is negotiating with recruitment agencies to help Thai berry-pickers who worked in Northern Europe and who filed complaints that they had not received the minimum wages they were promised, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Monday.
MFP aims to abolish daily employment
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/09/2022
» The Move Forward Party (MFP)-led House committee on labour is proposing an amendment to the Labour Protection Act aimed at abolishing temporary and daily employment and upgrading the status of workers to help them make ends meet.
Cabinet frets over early pension plan
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/05/2022
» Cabinet ministers voiced their concerns that a legal amendment being pursued could destabilise the Social Security Fund (SSF).
Informal workers line up for payouts
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/01/2022
» More than three million additional "independent" workers have subscribed to the Social Security Fund (SSF) to benefit from the government's Covid-19 relief programme, according to a labour expert.
Overstretched pension fund needs reform
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/01/2022
» The Social Security Fund's (SSF) pension scheme, which was designed to provide a source of income for those who have retired from the private sector, may not last unless changes are made to strengthen its finances, experts warn.
Pension plan put on hold
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/12/2021
» The Labour Ministry has put the brakes on a Social Security Office (SSO) proposal for new subscribers to receive pension payouts starting at the retirement age of 60 instead of 55 as happens now, a source at the ministry said.
Calls mount to protect gig workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/10/2021
» Academics are urging the government to provide better welfare protection for informal workers whose livelihoods have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Calls mount to protect gig workers
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/10/2021
» Academics are urging the government to provide better welfare protection for informal workers whose livelihoods have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.