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Women's groups urge tougher sex offence penalty
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/08/2017
» Women's advocacy groups say the public needs to stand up for the implementation of better measures against state authorities involved in sexual harassment.
770,000 migrant workers being 'legalised'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 21/08/2017
» The government is processing more than 770,000 illegal migrant workers who decided to register with the state in their bid to stay in the country, Employment Department director-general Waranon Pitiwan says.
Migrant registration weeds out 1,200 under-age workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/08/2017
» More than 1,200 of over 60,000 undocumented migrant workers have failed to pass an inspection of their working conditions, a prerequisite to giving them legal working status in Thailand, the Labour Ministry said Thursday.
Overseas work-study courses abused, halted
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/06/2017
» Educational institutions nationwide have been ordered to suspend programmes that send Thai students to work abroad after eight college students sought help from Korean authorities, claiming they were exploited by their Korean employer.
Worker rights abuses at sea still a live issue
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 17/05/2017
» The military government has been commended for cracking down on illegal fishing activities following a series of warnings by the European Union but is taking flak from NGOs for failing to seriously curb violations of workers' rights and poor working conditions on fishing trawlers.
Scheme to end sex as gifts for officials
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/05/2017
» The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) has launched a social support programme in a bid to ensure state agencies are not connected to the sex trade or human trafficking.
Meeting old age head-on
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/04/2017
» As Thailand moves inexorably closer to the definition of an ageing society, with the number of retirees expected to make up an unprecedented 20% of the population by 2025, state officials are looking at a variety of pragmatic schemes to help senior citizens live a quality life into their twilight years.
FDA urged to issue product safety details
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/03/2017
» Consumer protection networks have called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reveal information on products certified by the agency to help ensure the safety of consumers who buy them online.
Somchai Neelapaijit Memorial Fund award recipients announced
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/03/2017
» Pawinee Chumsri, a lawyer with the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, has won the outstanding human rights award given by the Somchai Neelapaijit Memorial Fund.
Cabinet approves new ceiling for SSO health fund coverage
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/02/2017
» The cabinet has approved a proposal by the Social Security Office (SSO) to double the health care coverage ceiling of people covered by the Social Security Fund.