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Forced labour bill 'lacks clarity'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/09/2018
» A bill on forced labour prevention has drawn stiff opposition from critics who claimed the proposed law lacks clarity and imposes overly harsh penalties.
Migrants' passports held over unpaid bill
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/09/2018
» A migrant worker couple has complained to a non-governmental organisation against a state-run hospital in Samut Songkhram for taking away their passports after they were unable to pay their medical bill in full.
Fisherman's remains to return to Thailand
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/09/2018
» The family of a Thai fisherman who died after being tricked into working on trawlers is bringing his bones home from the Indonesian remote island of Benjina.
Group wants court ruling on abortion
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/09/2018
» A group fighting to protect the rights of people with unwanted pregnancies will petition the Constitutional Court against Section 301 of the Criminal Code, which criminalises abortion.
Govt asks for temp permits for workers
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/10/2018
» Thailand plans to ask South Korea to consider granting illegal Thai migrant workers already in South Korea temporary permission to work, so that not all of the approximately 120,000 workers will have to return home.
Fairer debt collection fees urged
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 10/10/2018
» Consumer rights advocates have urged the government to roll out rules for fair debt collection fees, saying some are still resorting to unscrupulous tactics.
Illegal job-seekers intercepted
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 12/10/2018
» Authorities have stopped 243 Thai citizens departing for South Korea in the past month where they were planning to work illegally, said Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo.
Migrant initiative 'unlikely to succeed'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/10/2018
» Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo's idea to help illegal Thai migrant workers who were told to leave South Korea is unlikely to yield results because it fails to address why the workers left in the first place, says a Chulalongkorn University researcher.
Supervision urged to prevent child deaths
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/10/2018
» Accidents killed more than 2,500 children between the ages of one and 12 last year, according to Mahidol University's National Institute Development of Children and Families.
The lure of lucre in Korea
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 22/10/2018
» The high pay which illegal Thai migrant workers in South Korea earn could be a key factor in their decision not to return home, despite being offered a chance to voluntarily depart South Korea without being prosecuted and blacklisted from re-entering, according to a Thai academic.