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Rogue trawlers to face more scrutiny at sea
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/12/2014
» The government of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is stepping up efforts to regulate fishing trawlers as part of a plan to remove Thailand from the lowest rank in the US's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report.
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How lives are turned inside out
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/01/2015
» For many inmates who are about to be released from jail, career training and advice on personal finance are crucial in helping them prepare for reintegration into a society they left long ago.
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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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Surasak touts fishing crew borrowing plan
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/07/2015
» Labour Minister Surasak Karnjanarat has suggested that operators of trawlers that meet new fishing regulations "borrow" migrant workers from vessels which do not as a short-term solution to labour shortages.
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Activists fight female monk ban
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/07/2015
» Gender rights advocates may challenge the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC) in court over its ban on ordaining female monks.
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Seminar warns on power, money perils
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/10/2015
» The constitution currently being drafted must be democratic both in spirit and substance although it may not be immune to being torn apart by people with power, a seminar recalling the Oct 14, 1973 uprising has been told.
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Activists urge ID card help for homeless
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/10/2015
» The government should relax the rules on identity card applications to allow homeless people to regain access to state services, says the Issarachon Foundation.
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Social security to cover farm, fishery workers
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/06/2016
» The Social Security Office (SSO) will expand its coverage to the agriculture and fishery sectors by making it mandatory for employers with 20 workers or more to register, starting in September.
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Curbs set to ease on hill tribe workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/06/2016
» Highland people without Thai citizenship will be allowed to work in all types of jobs while Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia migrants will be given a chance to apply for language coordinators's jobs in a shake-up of labour rules.
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Strict laws put squeeze on migrants
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/09/2016
» Living in Thailand as a migrant can be tough. But the lives of migrants who work illegally in industries exclusively reserved for Thais can be even tougher.
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