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Workers urge payout boost
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/05/2018
» Labour groups Thursday marked National Work Safety Day by petitioning the Labour Ministry to improve access to financial compensation provided under the fund covering the costs of work-related illnesses and injuries, which remains a challenge facing many workers insured under the social security system.
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Foreign labour cap set at 20% under new law
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/05/2018
» A new law to take effect on July 1 will cap the number of migrant workers which companies and industries can hire at 20% to protect Thai labourers as the government moves to free up skill shortages in some areas while also ensuring foreigners do not force Thais out of work.
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New law offers social security lifeline
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/04/2018
» The amended version of the Social Security Fund Act will help more than 750,000 former members of the Social Security Fund regain access to medical welfare.
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Union boss wants rights for subcontract workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/03/2018
» Labour laws should be amended so as not to discriminate against "subcontract workers" by condoning unfair employment practices, said the Thai Confederation of Electronic, Electrical Appliances, Auto and Metal Workers (Team) secretary Chalee Loysoong.
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Intern abuse goes unheeded
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/02/2018
» An internship programme intended to equip vocational students with work experience before graduating needs a review as loopholes existed through which interns may be exploited, according to labour activists.
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Staff seek help for 'unfair dismissal'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/01/2018
» Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo has instructed officials to look into complaints by employees of two companies who are claiming unjust treatment ranging from inconsistent pay cheques to unfair dismissal.
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Workers urge speedy passage of labour law
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/10/2017
» The government is being urged to help speed up the passage of a draft amendment to the labour protection law amid concerns it might face opposition from National Legislative Assembly (NLA) members with business links.
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Expats get app to apply for work permits
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/10/2017
» The country launched its first smartphone app on Friday allowing expats to lodge requests for work permits and have them approved, though applicants will still need to make at least two "offline" trips to specially set up centres to complete the procedure.
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1997 meltdown 'unheeded lesson'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/07/2017
» The 1997 financial meltdown, known as the Tom Yum Kung crisis, is an important lesson for policy-makers on the need to ensure better protections for the labour sector -- the hardest hit by the crisis -- so workers do not end up as "easy victims" of economic vulnerability, according to Narong Phetprasert, Chulalongkorn University labour economist.
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Advocates call to scrap pension limit
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/07/2017
» Labour advocates have urged the Social Security Office (SSO) to scrap a proposal to extend the minimum age for pension payouts under the social security system from the current 55 to 60.
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