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LAOs urged to keep up decentralisation
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/10/2014
» Local administration organisations (LAOs) should be elected if they are to best meet the people's needs, a forum was told yesterday in a direct rebuke to the regime's policy of having appointed people in charge.
Labour warns tardy employers as migrant registration deadline looms
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/09/2014
» Authorities have pledged to get tough with employers who fail to register migrant workers before next month's deadline.
Myanmar to help screen workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2014
» The Myanmar government has promised full cooperation in verifying the nationality of Myanmarese workers in Thailand.
Bangladesh eyed to fill labour gap
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/08/2014
» The Labour Ministry is ready to import Bangladeshi labourers to work in the fishing industry if there is still a worker shortage following registrations of migrant workers from three neighbouring countries.
Free app beats AEC language barriers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/07/2014
» Authorities have introduced a new mobile phone app that will help people overcome language barriers when making business deals after the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is established next year.
Thailand progress on underage workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/04/2014
» Progress has been made in solving the child labour problem in Thailand, an International Labour Organisation regional officer said.
Migrants face high risk of unsafe abortions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/02/2014
» A migrant worker advocacy group has raised concern over the high rate of unplanned pregnancies among migrant workers, resulting in unsafe abortions.
Fishery working age to be raised
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/02/2014
» The Labour Ministry looks set to raise the minimum age of workers employed in the fishery sector from 16- to 18-years-old in a bid to prevent child labour.
Migrant kids left in limbo, activists say
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/12/2013
» An NGO working on child rights is urging the government to ease regulations to ensure the children of migrant workers are not left stateless.
Local investors leaving Thailand
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/09/2013
» Local investors are streaming out of Thailand to take advantage of preferential trade arrangements in neighbouring countries, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) reported.