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Raw deal for berry pickers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/11/2022
» Thai workers who have travelled to Northern Europe to pick berries are calling on the government to step up efforts to address the problem of labour exploitation.
Migrant workers face uphill battle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/01/2022
» Red tape and the tedious approach of admitting migrant workers could lead to Thailand slipping further in the US Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, experts say.
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.
Migrants get 6 more months to register
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/01/2021
» The Labour Ministry will ask the cabinet to extend the registration period for migrant workers who risk losing their legal status during the pandemic for another six months.
ACT party backs Anek for labour minister
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/06/2020
» The Action Coalition of Thailand, a five-MP party in the coalition government, will propose Anek Laothamatas for the post of labour minister if there is a cabinet reshuffle, party secretary-general Taweesak Na Takuathung said on Wednesday.
Migrant infections spike prompts foreign labour halt
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/04/2020
» The Labour Ministry will halt the entry of foreign labourers indefinitely as part of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, following a recent report of 42 infections among illegal migrant workers in Songkhla.
Refuge for body and soul
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/12/2019
» Temples provide an escape route from suffering and, in the case of Wat Amarin Thraram, it is a shelter for many patients of the busy Siriraj Hospital next door.
Prisoners sculpt Buddha to find new path
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/09/2019
» The art of sculpting Buddha sculptures has been adopted at Bang Kwang Prison to help reform the character of inmates, some of whom have produced outstanding religious works, according to the Corrections Department.
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.