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Ministry plans to open registration for migrant workers
Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/05/2022
» The Labour Ministry will open registration for illegal migrant workers in the country and those whose work permits are about to expire after the ministry's proposal has received cabinet approval.
Fleeing for their lives from Ukraine
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/03/2022
» When Ramphan Laehwong, 33, was taking shelter in the subway system in the city of Kyiv on Feb 25 she heard that a building where her spa parlour was located was hit in an attack.
SSF changes 'could hurt members'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/02/2022
» A leading Thai economics professor has strongly opposed a plan seeking to allow subscribers of the Social Security Fund (SSF) to withdraw lump sums from the pension scheme or use it as loan collateral.
SSO steps up efforts to assist Covid-19 patients
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/01/2022
» The Social Security Office (SSO) has joined hands with hospitals to step up efforts to ensure subscribers under sections 33 and 39 will be able to access its medical system for Covid-19 treatment, as the number of infections is expected to surge.
High stakes in Chana battle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/12/2021
» The moniker "daughter of the sea" didn't come from thin air. Khairiyah Rahmanyah, 19, feels she has earned it.
Pension plan put on hold
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/12/2021
» The Labour Ministry has put the brakes on a Social Security Office (SSO) proposal for new subscribers to receive pension payouts starting at the retirement age of 60 instead of 55 as happens now, a source at the ministry said.
UN unveils plan to help refugees
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 06/12/2021
» The "Aiming High" campaign, which aims to increase enrolment in higher education by young refugee women and men, has kicked off in the kingdom, says Giuseppe De Vincentiis, UNHCR Representative in Thailand.
Migrant workers 'left high and dry'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/08/2021
» Construction workers have accused the government of leaving mostly migrant workforces to fend for themselves after ordering their camps to cease operations and barring the workers from leaving.
Suchart defends random test plan
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/07/2021
» Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin yesterday defended the ministry's decision to shift from conducting a blanket Covid-19 test on migrant workers at construction worker camps to randomly testing them, as the problem of hospital bed shortages continues.
Homeless fear they won't get shots
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/05/2021
» Homeless people have urged the government to lay out a clear vaccination plan for them as they say they are at higher risk of catching Covid-19.