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US tells Thailand to allow foreign worker unions
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/09/2018
» The US is calling on Thailand to alter its labour laws and allow foreign workers to set up labour unions here in order to protect workers' rights.
SAS and pilots' unions reach agreement, ending strike
AFP, Published on 19/07/2022
» STOCKHOLM - Scandinavian airline SAS and the unions representing their pilots said Tuesday that they had reached an agreement, ending a two-week strike that has cost the ailing airline between $9 and $12 million a day.
Macron faces strike as French unions flex muscles
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» PARIS - French schools, trains and businesses are set to be affected Thursday by the first major strike called since the re-election of President Emmanuel Macron in April, as unions push for wage hikes and the end of planned pension reform.
Civil groups decry state harassment
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/06/2020
» Fifty-three civil groups and 23 individuals yesterday submitted an open letter to the organisers of the United Nations Virtual Forum on Business and Human Rights: New Challenges. New Approaches, Asia and the Pacific, to be held between June 9 -11, to address judicial harassment of women and men who are human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Thailand.
Civil groups want abortion rights
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/06/2020
» Pro-choice groups are moving to have an entire section in the Criminal Code revoked in the hope of giving women with unwanted pregnancies the right to legal abortion and protect medical personnel performing the procedures from facing legal action.
Civil Partnership Bill # Marriage Equality
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 17/07/2020
» Last week, the Cabinet endorsed a bill allowing partnership registration of same-sex unions, along with related legal amendments to ensure people of all genders to have most of, if not all, the same rights as married couples.
'Phoenix' owner faces civil suit
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/08/2018
» The Marine Department will lodge a civil lawsuit against the owner of the Phoenix for failing to salvage the ship, which sank off the coast of Phuket last month, killing 47 Chinese tourists.
Civil groups get ignored again
News, Editorial, Published on 23/06/2019
» The 34th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) under Thailand's chairmanship is to wrap up today in what is known as a retreat. The grouping with 10 member countries made some progress on certain issues that deserve recognition, but there are some issues that are less than satisfactory, especially when it comes to the group giving the cold shoulder to civil society groups.
Seacon banks on civil servants
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 26/02/2025
» Homebuilder Seacon continues to target civil servants amid the economic slowdown, aiming to achieve 1.69 billion baht in sales this year, growth of 12% yet less than its peak of 2 billion baht.
Cabinet endorses civil partnership bill
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/12/2018
» The cabinet has approved the civil partnership bill, paving the way for Thailand to become the first country in Asia to endorse same-sex marriage.