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DDC hails IFR tech use on migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has declared the use of iris and facial recognition (IFR) technology to enhance medical services for migrant workers an achievement.
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Social, labour issues that dominated news in 2023
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» Making a top-five list of the most pressing labour and social issues of the year is no mean feat given that so much has taken place. That said, the Bangkok Post has summarised a handful of the most remarkable stories of 2023 for your reading pleasure.
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Govt drafts new rules on home aides
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/12/2023
» The Labour Ministry is planning to update its regulation to better protect the rights of domestic workers in Thailand, according to an adviser to the Labour Minister, Siraphop Duangsodsri.
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Lower visa fees for migrant workers from Nov 11
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/11/2023
» Visa application and extension fees for migrant workers from neighbouring Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam will be lowered to 500 baht from Nov 11, Somchai Morakotsriwan, the acting director-general of the Department of Employment, said.
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Migrant worker crackdown
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/09/2023
» More than 3,000 migrants have been caught working without a permit as authorities crack down on those employed in jobs prohibited for foreign workers, according to the Department of Employment.
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Decision to deport Myanmar children condemned
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/07/2023
» Academics and NGOs have denounced a decision by Thai officials to deport 126 ethnic minority children at Thairath Wittaya 6 School in Ang Thong to their home country Myanmar.
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Work permit renewals made easier
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 25/06/2023
» Thailand and Cambodia have reached an agreement to make life easier for over 40,000 migrant Cambodian workers reapplying for or renewing their work permits.
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Migrants in crosshairs for taking up 'Thai jobs'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/02/2023
» Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin has ordered the Department of Employment to swiftly enforce the law against the rising number of migrant workers taking up jobs reserved for Thai citizens.
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Migrant permit renewals can be extended: cabinet
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/02/2023
» The cabinet approved the Labour Ministry's proposal for foreign migrant workers to extend the deadline for registration of their work permit renewal to mid-May.
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May deadline for work permit
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/01/2023
» The Department of Employment is seeking to extend the deadline for foreign migrant workers to register for a new work permit until mid-May.
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