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Union opposes bill on railway department
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/05/2017
» A trade union has demanded a delay in a bill to establish a rail track transport department, claiming the proposal lacks public input and supports privatisation of rail transport that could lead to job losses and fare increases.
Migrant workers heading home for water festival
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/04/2017
» Workers from neighbouring countries began an exodus home for the lunar new year festival on Wednesday, happy the cabinet had exempted them from exit and re-entry fees until April 30.
No doctor shortage, says health panel
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 05/04/2017
» Thailand no longer has a shortage of doctors and healthcare personnel and should not increase the production of these professionals over the next 10 years, a forum has been told.
Women petition against festival sexual harassment
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/03/2017
» Authorities are being asked to provide better protection for women as a recent survey has found they increasingly experience sexual harassment during the Songkran festival.
Activists call for maternity support
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/03/2017
» Women's rights activists have called on the government to ratify the maternity leave protection convention adopted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to mark International Women's Day today, saying it would help promote the wellbeing of mothers and children.
Shelters offer hope to the homeless
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/03/2017
» After living under Rama VIII Bridge for more than eight years, a 54-year-old disabled man grasped the chance for a new start. He walked with crutches to a vehicle that would take him to a state-run shelter where he was promised food, basic necessities and health care.
Low-cost state housing boon for migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/02/2017
» An accommodation zone for migrant workers, a government project piloted in Samut Sakhon and Ranong, has received positive feedback from workers who now find themselves in better and more affordable living conditions.
New app aims to help women overseas
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/02/2017
» The Women's Affairs and Family Development Department (DWF) has introduced a new mobile application to help Thai women in trouble, including human trafficking victims, in foreign countries.
App helps Thai women abroad
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/02/2017
» CHON BURI: A new mobile application has been introduced to help Thai women who plan to live and work abroad or are already doing so.
Women subjected to rape, abuse
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/02/2017
» An alarming number of Thai women and their friends have experienced abuse, betrayal and even rape, according to a survey by the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation (WMP).