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Pro-worker group sweeps Social Security Board election
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/12/2023
» The Progressive Social Security group emerged as a winner in the country’s first Social Security Board (SSB) election on Sunday, with the vote count almost complete.
Wage hike pledges slammed
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/05/2023
» As the country marks Labour Day on Monday, activists have expressed concerns over campaign promises made by parties to abruptly raise the minimum daily wages to levels they believe are unrealistic.
Parties told to vet members more strictly
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/07/2022
» A network of civil groups on Thursday stepped up calls for political parties to tighten the potential election candidate screening process after a Move Forward Party (MFP) Bangkok city councillor became embroiled in a sex scandal.
Reform plan to be finished in 2 months
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/01/2018
» The national reform plan is likely to be completed by March, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam says, insisting government agencies must comply with the plan or face punishment.
Labour Ministry monitors social media over job scams
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/09/2014
» The Labour Ministry is monitoring social media over concerns that rogue job agencies are using online communities to prey on people looking for work overseas.
Job fraudsters use social media
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 13/09/2014
» Popular social networks such as Facebook and Line have become tools of labour export fraudsters, many of them offering positions for unrealistically attractive pay in South Korea.
Eight students return from Libya
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/08/2014
» Eight Thai students have returned home from Libya and almost 100 workers will start leaving the North African country next week.
Landlords told to report all migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/07/2014
» Landlords of migrant workers in Samut Sakhon province have been asked to report to authorities within 24 hours or face legal action as part of efforts to regulate rental properties.
Lecturers urge PM to ensure safety
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/02/2014
» Academics demand Yingluck Shinawatra exercise her leadership as the caretaker prime minister to contain violence from political demonstrations.
Many women suffer in silence, says expert
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/11/2013
» Many women endure spousal violence as they view it as a personal matter, according to Jadet Chaowilai, director of the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation (WMPMF).