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EEC needs 30,000 workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/05/2018
» The Ministry of Labour will meet with cabinet members and present a strategy to produce more skilled labourers to match demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) within two months after a survey found that almost 30,000 qualified workers are still required in the special economic zone.
Couple take pride in Brunei
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/05/2018
» A Thai team of animal trainers at the private zoo of the Sultan of Brunei have made a name for themselves as well as for their home country and are happy and proud of their job there.
New department to update education
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/05/2018
» The government will push for the establishment of a new ministry to oversee higher education, research and development before it cedes power, said Science and Technology Minister Suvit Maesincee.
When easy access to antibiotics is a hindrance, not a help
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/03/2018
» Kimhuay Luang-orn, 72, and Kaimook Ayachu, 65, never realised their excessive and arbitrary use of antibiotics could sicken them rather cure their illnesses until they attended a training session that dispelled their misconceptions about what they thought were "panacea" drugs.
Call for more maternity leave resurfaces
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/03/2018
» Labour activists marking International Women's Day yesterday renewed calls for an increase in maternity leave from 90 to 120 days.
Plan to raise SSF payments turned down
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/03/2018
» The social security board has rejected a request by the national wage committee to lower employer and employee contributions to the Social Security Fund.
Elderly hobos plan to keep selling sex
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/03/2018
» The number of homeless people taking shelter in public areas of Bangkok rose by 175, or approximately 10%, last year, according to Achara Sorawaree, manager of the Issarachon Foundation, an NGO that serves the underprivileged.
Migrant checks receive boost
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/02/2018
» The Labour Ministry is mobilising all available officials and facilities to speed up nationality verification for undocumented migrant workers as it is unlikely to meet the latest extended deadline in June.
Cut to employer SSF payments takes flak
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/01/2018
» Labour representatives have slammed a proposal to help employers offset a minimum wage hike by allowing them to reduce their contributions to the Social Security Fund (SSF).
Ageing population gives rise to worries over pensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/01/2018
» Amid concerns about the sustainability of the Social Security Fund (SSF) due to an ageing population, the Social Security Office (SSO), which oversees the SSF, continues to lock horns with labour networks over how best to address the issue.