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Workers recall Hamas escape
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/10/2023
» Thai workers have shared experiences of their escape from the recent Hamas attacks in Israel, while a family member of a Thai worker has urged the government to review its decision to export Thai workers to dangerous red zones in Israel, particularly areas near the Gaza Strip.
Ministry pledges to safeguard pensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/08/2023
» The Social Development and Human Security Ministry has vowed to protect welfare benefits for the elderly following the introduction of a new regulation that has restricted access for many ageing citizens.
Thais told not to flee Korea tour groups
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/09/2022
» The Labour Ministry is urging Thais who are looking to work in South Korea to register with the relevant authorities prior to departing, instead of fleeing tour groups once they arrive on Korean soil as it threatens to harm cooperation between the two countries.
Thais in Israel urged to relocate
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/05/2021
» Working in Israel's Gaza Strip border area continues to be risky for Thai workers during the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Labour union urges extra vaccinations
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/05/2021
» A labour group yesterday called on the government to speed up Covid-19 vaccine distribution to all the country's workers, including migrants, as part of their demands to mark Labour Day on Saturday.
Cash aid to be expanded
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/04/2020
» The social security board is expected today to approve financial assistance for workers under the Social Security Fund (SSF) who have either lost their jobs or been suspended by employers not ordered to stop operating during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Govt urged to provide pensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/06/2020
» A civil society group yesterday urged the government to provide welfare for all and universal pension coverage to reduce economic inequality deepened by the Covid-19 crisis.
'Wadani 2' crew set to return
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/08/2019
» A second batch of 14 Thai fishermen are being brought home after complaining about working conditions off the coast of Somalia, according to Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul.
Abandoned trawler crew on way home
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/08/2019
» The Thai fishing crewmen abandoned on a vessel in the sea off Somalia on the Horn of Africa are on their way home, according to the Foreign Ministry.
14 crew members from 'Wadani 2' arrive home
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/08/2019
» Going home may sound mundane to people who do it as a daily routine, however, this was not the case for a group of 14 crewmen on a trawler in the Indian Ocean who returned home on Friday.