| 23 Jul 10 | Sacked workers to fight on -- The Labour Court has ordered True Corp to pay compensation to nine former employees who were sacked three years ago. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 23 Jul 10 | Labour Ministry working to protect workers from employment agencies -- Labour Minister Chalermchai Srion said yesterday that he would also create a database containing the names of job seekers and give foreign employers direct access in order to reduce costs and stop workers from being cheated. ( The Nation ) |
| 21 Jul 10 | 'No change' in payout to Siam Energy -- He referred to the resolutions of the National Energy Policy Council and the Cabinet yesterday to pay 9.49 satang per unit as compensa?tion. The compensation is to help Siam Energy defray expenses entailed in moving the underdevelopment power plant to Rojana Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya. ( The Nation ) |
| 20 Jul 10 | Rights groups call for halt to Burmese repatriations, abuses -- The workers, in Kayin state through which they are sent back, have had money extorted from them by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), which has a stronghold there, the letter said. Many had been "transferred" to labour agencies for later smuggling into Thailand. ( The Nation ) |
| 13 Jul 10 | Burmese Migrant Workers in Thailand Suffer Gross Human Rights Abuses at Border -- The negative impacts of the Thai government’s unjust National Verification process continue to hit Burmese migrant workers in the country, as they are deported to Burma and suffer human rights abuses at the hands of Burmese ethnic militia, Thai officials and numerous brokers. ( http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3911-Burmese-Migrant-Workers-in-Thailand-Suffer-Gross-Human-Rights- ) |
| 13 Jul 10 | Thai businesses eyeing investments in Burma -- Investors from many Thai sectors are looking to Burma, with its low operating costs, abundant natural resources and large market, according to the Thai-Myanmar Business Council. ( The Nation ) |
| 12 Jul 10 | MINISTRIES JOIN HANDS TO CREATE JOBS DATABASE -- The industry, labour and education ministries have joined hands to create a shared labour database in a bid to deal with skills shortages. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 02 Jul 10 | Labour relations the legal significance of strikes -- With worldwide publicity surrounding recent political protests in Thailand, renewed focus has been placed on the force and effect of protest movements in all facets of Thai society. One area in which this social phenomenon has particular force is in organised labour disputes and, specifically, the growing influence of employee strikes in Thailand. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 02 Jul 10 | Workers demand better access to compensation fund -- Some 300 workers from Ayutthaya and neighbouring provinces yesterday complained that those who sustained vocational injuries were not given access to the Workmen' s Compensation Fund, citing the case when a fellow workers' miscarriage at work was blamed on other causes, thus denying her compensation. ( The Nation ) |
| 28 Jun 10 | Thai footwear industry aims high -- Department of Industrial Promotion, in cooperation with the Thai Footwear Association, has adopted a five-year strategy to turn Thailand into Asia's shoe centre through the sustainable development of skilled workers, footwear design and technology. ( The Nation ) |
| 21 Jun 10 | Thailand toughens migrant measures -- THAILAND has announced a series of measures designed to target migrant workers who have failed to comply with a controversial registration process implemented earlier this year – a group that includes about 43,000 Cambodians, according to statistics provided by a Bangkok-based human rights organisation on Thursday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 21 Jun 10 | Labourers have bone to pick with agencies -- Job placement agents authorised to send workers to Sweden to pick wild berries have blacklisted about 200 people who complained last year about "unfair" work contracts. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 17 Jun 10 | Auto body to rev up skills -- The Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI) has developed a six-year plan to improve the efficiency of workers in the automotive and auto-parts industry so they can compete with other countries, says president Wallop Tiasiri. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 15 Jun 10 | Thai Labour Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk Finally Released -- The former ICEM Projects Coordinator in Thailand, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, was released last night, 13 June, from a prison at a Thai army base. He had been imprisoned since 24 May, together with academic Suthachai Yimprasert from Chulalongkom University, after the two presented themselves to police after they heard arrest warrants had been issued for them. ( Laborstart ) |
| 09 Jun 10 | BWI Condemns the Arrest of Thailand Labour Activist -- The recent political crackdown in Thailand has resulted in violations of international human rights as the Thai government continues to arrest pro-democratic and human rights activists without due judicial process. This is exemplified by the arrest and detainment of Somyot Pruksakasemsuk since 24 May 2010. ( Laborstart ) |
| 03 Jun 10 | Labour Ministry closes hotline -- The Labour Ministry has closed the hotline for business operators affected by the rally after it received 12,355 help requests from 27,808 affected parties, a senior official said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 01 Jun 10 | Asean labour needs to play catch-up -- Asean countries are being challenged by the need to catch up with labour productivity in China and India, says the International Labour Organisation. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 27 May 10 | 2 Japanese men deported over smuggling workers -- Suspects Shinsuke Tanaka, 66, and Koichiro Bekku, 61, were wanted by Japanese authorities for smuggling workers into the country, a crime that is punishable by a jail term and a fine of up to ?300,000 (Bt108,282), Pol Lt-General Wuth Liptapanlop said. ( The Nation ) |
| 12 May 10 | 1.2m Burmese workers expected to register by 2012 -- So far, some 82,700 Burmese workers have passed the national identification process, and it is expected that all 1.2 million alien workers from Burma should pass the process by the end of 2012, the Employment Department's chief said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 10 May 10 | Thai airport workers bring know-how to Iraq -- This may come as a total surprise to the people of Thailand, but a group of about 25-30 Thai airport personnel are helping manage the flow of hundreds of pilgrims arriving in the Iraqi city of Najaf, one of the holiest sites of Shia Islam. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 10 May 10 | Career Juice+: Avoid getting burnt from getting laid off -- As you all know, the political situation Thailand has been facing for the past several months has caused negative impacts on the economy in one way or another. The companies that are temporarily or permanently closing will surely spread ripples of negative impacts to their employees. Today let's discuss about what you should know in case you are suddenly laid off. ( The Nation ) |
| 06 May 10 | Workers `need more time' -- Workers affected by the red shirt rally need more time to seek financial aid, the Thai Labour Solidarity Committee says. The government should lift its deadline for workers wanting to apply for state help, committee chair Wilaiwan Sae-tia said yesterday. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 03 May 10 | Thai Railway Workers Punished for Maintaining Safety Standards -- Tim Ryan of the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center recently visited Thailand and reports on that country’s railway union’s fight against efforts by management and business leaders to break the union. ( Laborstart ) |
| 30 Apr 10 | Workers earn more money -- Labourers today are becoming better educated, enabling them to earn more, although many are also increasingly in heavy debt, a new study has found. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 28 Apr 10 | Labour to decide protest compensation today -- The Labour Ministry will hold a meeting today to pencil in measures to ease the pain of the redshirt demonstration on businesses and workers. ( The Nation ) |
| 28 Apr 10 | Labour groups wish list -- For Labour Day on May 1, Thai labour organisations have proposed nine articles to the government, Labour Protection and Welfare Department chief Amporn Nitisiri said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 27 Apr 10 | Low-income earners suffering: poll -- This was the opinion of 99.2 per cent of 1,212 respondents questioned by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) from April 16-22. ( The Nation ) |
| 21 Apr 10 | No more registrations for immigrant workers -- The Labour Ministry's Department of Employment (DoE) will not open new registrations for immigrant workers currently in Thailand, DoE chief Jeerasak Sukhonthachat said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 02 Apr 10 | MWA union denies UDD’s claim -- The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) labour union chairman Somchai Srinives denied as groundless the claim that it would join the red-shirts rally to pressure for a House dissolution. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 01 Apr 10 | Group submits views on NBTC bill to Senate -- The Telecommunications Association of Thailand yesterday submitted to the Senate's communications committee its opinion on the draft law governing the establishment of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). ( The Nation ) |
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