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Trawler conflicts to be resolved
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/01/2019
» Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo has pledged to end conflicts with commercial trawlers before the country ratifies the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Work in Fishing Convention, or C188, by the end of this month.
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Fruit of the organic bloom
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/12/2019
» Kittiwat Wasuratdechapong looks back at his chemically treated orange orchards, which left him in financial ruin, with despair.
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Crew rescue casts long shadow
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/08/2019
» Last week's rescue of 18 Thai fishermen from a stricken vessel drifting without fuel in the sea off Somalia has raised concerns over a hidden form of human trafficking.
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Hourly wage push poses 'abuse' risk
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/07/2020
» Authorities' push to encourage businesses to adopt hourly wages has prompted concerns among labour activists that employees in some industries will be further exploited, according to a recent seminar on the subject.
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Govt allays Israel labour pact fears
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/02/2020
» Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul has allayed concerns about possible changes in recruitment of Thai labour to work in Israel following reports the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is withdrawing from the Thailand-Israel Cooperation on the Placement of Workers (TIC) project.
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The uphill battle for higher labour standards
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/01/2019
» The government wants to plug the regulatory loopholes that undermine its battle against human trafficking and ensure better working conditions for fishermen next year.
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Centre to keep track of migrant jobs
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/03/2018
» The Labour Ministry has opened an online channel for migrant workers to update their employment status after they have undergone nationality verification, the deadline of which has been extended for three more months.
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Ministry: 1m migrant workers registered
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/08/2017
» Around 1 million migrant workers are expected to have registered or taken action to comply with the new migrant labour law by the Monday deadline of the 15-day relaxation period.
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Higher lay-off payouts flagged under draft change
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/02/2017
» Employees having worked for a company for more than 20 years will be entitled to receive a considerably higher rate of financial compensation if laid off, according to draft amendments to the 1998 Labour Protection Act.
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Samut Prakan trawler bucks slavery trend
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/03/2015
» Crammed quarters and filthy conditions on board fishing vessels may be the norm in the Thai fishing industry but one fishing operator in Samut Prakan is building four ships equipped with air-conditioned quarters and flush toilets for his crew.
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