| 25 May 11 | Abhisit urges labour skill improvements -- Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says Thai workers must start honing their skills now if they want to remain competitive after the advent of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 25 May 11 | Govt plans to raise vocational school standards -- The Education Ministry will establish the Thailand Vocational Qualification Institute (TVQI) to raise the standards of vocational schools nationwide. ( The Nation ) |
| 24 May 11 | Doubt over wage hike -- Sub-committee member Ammorn Chaowalit said meeting discussed the opinion survey of business operators after the wage hike earlier this year, which showed that them commented about impacts including the inflation rate that was 3.06 per cent increase in Bangkok and 3.27 per cent nation-wide. Ammorn said the Bangkok sub-committee didn't propose for a wage hike to the Central Wage Committee's meeting on June 2. Expressing sympathy to all sides affected by commodity price rising, the sub-committee wanted to see the wage rate according to work skills to be in effect from July 28 onwards, before discussing about the minimum wage hike, he added. ( The Nation ) |
| 20 May 11 | 'Real' labour policies urged -- The Thai Labour Solidarity Committee has called on all political parties to include its proposals on labour issues in their policies rather than trying to woo voters with empty promises of wage hikes. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 13 May 11 | Chamber worried about politicians' wage-hike promises -- Meanwhile, a survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) showed that the Thai Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) had dropped for the third consecutive month from 79.8 points in March to 79.6 points in April mainly because of the higher cost of living. ( The Nation ) |
| 10 May 11 | Complaints over KFC's 'unfair practices' -- Meanwhile, Yum Restaurants International (Thailand), which runs the KFC and Pizza Hut chain, issued a statement saying that senior executives had directly addressed the issue under the company's "pro-employee" agenda. ( The Nation ) |
| 02 May 11 | Thai Labour Day -- A Labour Day parade, held in Bangkok yesterday, featured a float by the Thai Labour Reconciliation Committee and the State Enterprise Labour Relations Confederation, highlighting the plight of workers and the history of the labour movement. The procession began in front of parliament before moving to the Democracy Monument where Labour Day declarations were delivered to members ( Bangkokpost ) |
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