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Study highlights risk of pickup death
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/10/2019
» Passengers sitting in the bed of a pickup truck are eight times more likely to die in a road accident than those inside the vehicle with their seatbelts fastened, according to a US study cited by the Thailand Accident Research Centre (Tarc).
Recruiters seek OK to place offshore ads
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/11/2019
» Disrupted by protective labour laws, overseas job placement firms have lobbied the Ministry of Labour to revise regulations to allow them to advertise job opportunities online to recruit job seekers in advance.
Refuge for body and soul
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/12/2019
» Temples provide an escape route from suffering and, in the case of Wat Amarin Thraram, it is a shelter for many patients of the busy Siriraj Hospital next door.
Migrant infections spike prompts foreign labour halt
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/04/2020
» The Labour Ministry will halt the entry of foreign labourers indefinitely as part of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, following a recent report of 42 infections among illegal migrant workers in Songkhla.
Scholar lashes minister's compo stand
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/05/2020
» An academic has slammed Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul for failing to act in line with the board of the Social Security Office (SSO) decision regarding compensation payments to workers insured under the Social Security Act who lost their jobs or were suspended from work due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Ease rules on migrant workers, govt told
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/06/2020
» International labour NGOs have called on the Labour Ministry to relax regulations for migrant workers after many lost their legal working status in Thailand during the Covid-19 pandemic.
New round of migrant registrations likely
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/07/2020
» The Labour Ministry will ask the cabinet to approve a special round of registrations in August to help migrant workers from neighbouring countries renew their work permits and resolve other administrative issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, a source said.
Hourly wages back on table amid concerns
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/07/2020
» Authorities have pushed the adoption of hourly wages while labour activists remain wary that employees in some industries would be further exploited.
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.
Delivery platforms face rights pressure
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/09/2020
» Calls have intensified for owners of app-based delivery platforms to offer welfare protection to those who make the delivery rounds, according to an online seminar.