Triumph workers to get job interviews

Body Fashion (Thailand) Ltd will hold a job fair early next week in cooperation with the Labour Ministry, where its workers can be interviewed for new jobs following their recent layoffs.

In a statement, the company said that it has secured interviews for over 3,900 jobs with a wide variety of prominent companies for the 1,930 workers who will be displaced by the recently announced downsizing of its Bang Phli factory.

"Naturally all BFT employees who are leaving the company will receive their full severance packages regardless of their future employment," it said in the statement.

In line with its global restructuring programme, Triumph's manufacturing unit in Thailand, Body Fashion (Thailand) recently announced a reduction in sewing capacity of approximately 37 per cent, affecting the 1,930 employees, effective on August 28. The will continue to operate at a reduced capacity with the remainder of the employees. Severance arrangements for employees who will be leaving the BFT in all cases exceed the requirements of Thai employment law.

"The company deeply regrets that any job losses are necessary, but Body Fashion continues to make every possible effort to ensure that all affected employees are being treated fairly and with respect for their contributions to the company. The company is pleased that it is able to help its workers who will be made redundant quickly reenter the workforce," it said.