| 01 Feb 12 | Labour unions oppose privatisation -- The State Enterprises Workers' Relations Confederation and the State Enterprises Workers' Federation of Thailand are moving against the government's plan to privatise PTT Plc and the national flag carrier. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 27 Jan 12 | Worker ‘threatened’ for speaking to press -- A Cambodian migrant worker in Thailand has said that a recruitment firm in Phnom Penh that sent him and about 1,000 others to work at an “exploitative” factory is threatening him because he spoke to the press. ( Laborstart ) |
| 27 Jan 12 | TLSC demands wage hike nationwide -- The Thai Labour Solidarity Committee plans mass gatherings of workers throughout the country to pressure the government to immediately raise the daily minimum wage to 300 baht nationwide, TLSC chairman Chalee Loysoong said on Thursday. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 23 Jan 12 | Minimum wage should be Bt500, Dhanin says -- The Yingluck government is planning to boost the minimum wage to Bt300 per day nationwide to implement the ruling Pheu Thai Party's election pledge. ( The Nation ) |
| 11 Jan 12 | Jobs lost to floods will not exceed 50,000 -- The 25,994 workers were laid off by 91 businesses in nine provinces, including Bangkok and heaviest-hit Ayutthaya, director-general Arthit Issamo said. His department estimates that no more than 50,000 workers would be laid off as a result of the floods, and has recommended they be offered help in the form of jobs fairs and social security. ( The Nation ) |
| 05 Jan 12 | Wanted: About half a million more labourers -- Labour needed in the auto parts industry is set to double in the next nine years as Thailand becomes one of the world's top five vehicle exporters. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 04 Jan 12 | Job losses from floods not too severe -- The number of workers still laid off because of the worst inundation in decades is estimated at about 60,000, much lower than expected, said Arthit Issamo, director-general of the Labour Protection and Welfare Department. ( The Nation ) |
| 04 Jan 12 | Union to meet as Hoya announces flood-related layoffs -- Union president Akkaradech Chobdee said the January 9 meeting at Wat Phra Yeun in Lamphun's Muang district would gather names of those who didn't participate in Hoya's voluntary-resignation scheme and look for ways to assist the laid-off workers. Participants in the voluntary scheme will get compensation on top of 75 per cent of their salary. ( The Nation ) |
| 15 Dec 11 | Kittiratt: B300 daily wage plan still on -- The government's plan to increase the labour minimum wage to 300 baht per day from April 1 next year will still be carried out despite the flood which has severely affected the economy and the value-added tax (VAT) will not be increased from the current rate of 7 per cent, Deputy Prime Minister Kittirat Na Ranong said on Sunday. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 15 Dec 11 | SSO earmarks Bt4.4 bn for complicated cases -- With this fund, SSO beneficiaries will no longer have to pay in advance for treatment that exceeds the normal rate, Labour Minister Phadermchai Sasomsap said, adding the budget could be increased in the future if it proves to not be enough. ( The Nation ) |
| 08 Dec 11 | Workers at two flood-hit firms claim unfair treatment -- They called on Arthit Isamo, director-general of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, to force their employers to pay them wages and compensation as prescribed by labour laws. ( The Nation ) |
| 06 Dec 11 | 11,000 jobless as 39 auto-parts firms shut -- Thirty-nine auto-parts manufacturers in deluged industrial estates have announced they have closed down, leaving 10,957 workers jobless, Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap says. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 06 Dec 11 | Manufacturers hit by floods delay openings -- The number of new factories granted operating licences began to slow in October because of the flooding, DIW director-general Arthit Wuthikaro said. ( The Nation ) |
| 02 Dec 11 | Jobs found for 8,000 laid off in floods -- The department is building up a Labour Bank of job vacancies, which so far totals 147,365 listings including 28,456 positions in need of urgent filling in Chon Buri, Rayong, Prachin Buri and Chachoengsao. The Labour Bank also contains details on 16,000 vacancies abroad. ( The Nation ) |
| 02 Dec 11 | Bt15,000 pay for graduates from January -- The minimum pay, in line with the government's push for a higher wage, is guaranteed though the 2012 Budget Bill has not been passed yet. However, funds could be sourced from either the Comptroller-General's Department or treasury reserves in case the budget bill is delayed. ( The Nation ) |
| 28 Nov 11 | Temporary workers 'urgently need help' -- The government will have to spend more tax money to help tens of thousands of temporary workers hired by subcontractors of flooded factories in Ayuthaya, Pathum Thani and other provinces, according to a labour leader. ( The Nation ) |
| 25 Nov 11 | Layoffs begin in Ayutthaya -- The businesses have agreed to pay a total of Bt91 million in compensations as required by law and the laid off workers will also be paid 50 per cent of their wage every month for six months by the Social Security Office, he said. ( The Nation ) |
| 25 Nov 11 | Minimum wage hike, flood fears might force electronics units to relocate -- Gritsada Suptuaychone, secretary of the Electrical, Electronics and Allied Industries club under the Federation of Thai Industries, said it was possible for some factories, particularly those that are labour-intensive and can relocate their operations easily, to move out of Thailand. The two main factors that would lead them to relocate are high wages and uncertainty over government measures to prevent future floods. ( The Nation ) |
| 23 Jan 11 | Wage hike to be delayed until April -- The Bt300 rate was due to be implemented first in Bangkok, Phuket, Samut Prakan, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Sakhon, said Labour Minister Phadermchai Sasomsap, who proposed the delay. ( The Nation ) |
| 22 Nov 11 | Production to resume at Bangpa-in Industrial Estate -- About 2,000 workers from the 90 plants joined the clean-up, marking the complete drainage of water from the industrial estate in Ayutthaya and the start of rehabilitation and rebuilding to restore investor confidence. ( The Nation ) |
| 18 Nov 11 | 'No reason to delay Bt300 wage hike' -- "A survey of the labour and business sectors is underway. Those businesses that are still affected and cannot recover quickly can request assistance from the government," he said, without elaborating on the "assistance". ( The Nation ) |
| 17 Jan 11 | Wage subsidy for workers -- The Labour Ministry has agreed to pay workers a monthly wage of 2,000 baht for three months to help those hit by floods and to ease unemployment. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 17 Nov 11 | Import tax breaks for large manufacturers 'could damage SMEs' -- Large numbers of SMEs, operating in industrial parks and elsewhere, have been affected by the worst flooding in decades, said Prasert Thammanoonkul, president of the Alliance for Supporting Industries Association. ( The Nation ) |
| 15 Nov 11 | Labour panel helps workers in flood zones -- The Thai Labour Solidarity Committee and labour unions in flood-affected areas have set up a number of offices to provide help and advice to workers encountering flood-related problems. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 08 Nov 11 | Employer, Labour reps want greater role in relief drive -- Employer and labour groups say they want an equal chance to be involved in the government's flood rehabilitation committee. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 07 Nov 11 | Migrant labourers relocated -- The Labour Ministry yesterday moved 500 migrant labourers from Nakhon Pathom’s Wat Rai Khing shelter to Ratchaburi’s Institute for Skill Development Region 4, as the temple shelter was flooded. ( The Nation ) |
| 03 Nov 11 | Crisis addsto migrant worker woes -- PATHUM THANI : The lives of Burmese workers living in Sam Khok district have been turned upside down after their factory was closed due to the flooding. ( Laborstart ) |
| 03 Nov 11 | Bt5 billion for industrial parks to build flood barriers -- Commerce Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said at a meeting yesterday with the Board of Investment, Federation of Thai Industries, Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, Strategic Partners Association and the Industry Ministry, it had been decided businesses would be given soft loans to build flood barriers. ( The Nation ) |
| 01 Nov 11 | Burmese hungry -- The detainees - unregistered workers seeking to return home because of flooding in and around Bangkok - have complained about lack of food and water, as well as overcrowding. ( The Nation ) |
| 19 Oct 11 | Nava Nakorn disaster: too little done too late -- Many provinces were submerged, nearly 300 people had lost their lives, four industrial estates in Ayutthaya were under water and 200,000 plus factory workers faced an uncertain future. ( The Nation ) |
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