| 30 Mar 11 | 325 Thai firms hit by Japan disasters -- Mrs Amporn said there are 767 companies in Thailand with major Japanese shareholders. These firms employ about 471,500 workers. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 29 Mar 11 | Ministry hatches plan to import more labour -- The Labour Ministry plans to import workers from Bangladesh and Indonesia as Thailand cannot get enough legal workers from nearby countries such as Burma, Laos and Cambodia. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 28 Mar 11 | HIV training for Burmese migrant workers in Thailand -- Burmese migrant workers in Thailand will soon be able to spread the HIV/AIDS awareness message among their peers thanks to a series of education workshops. ( Laborstart ) |
| 28 Mar 11 | Garment bosses decry higher wages -- Sukij Kongpiyacharn, president of the Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA), said that many industries were suffering not only from higher labour costs but from workers' low skill levels. ( The Nation ) |
| 18 Mar 11 | Thai Union at Odds with Linde in Talks; Dispute Air Liquide’s Sackings -- The Thai Industrial Gases Labour Union (TIGLU), part of ICEM affiliate Petroleum and Chemicals Workers’ Federation of Thailand (PCFT), continues efforts to cement trade union rights for workers who supply industrial gases to the manufacturing and food sectors. The ICEM continues to provide support to what is a courageous and uphill struggle against intransigent employers. ( http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/4310-Thai-Union-at-Odds-with-Linde-in-Talks;-Dispute-Air-Liquide%E2 ) |
| 11 Mar 11 | Last group of workers from Libya to return soon -- Chawanont Intharakomalsut, secretary to the foreign minister, said yesterday that the actual number of workers was much less than the 23,600 reported in the news. Only 201 Thai workers were still stranded in Libya, while 1,488 have fled to Tunisia and 2,339 to Egypt, Malta and Greece. ( The Nation ) |
| 09 Mar 11 | Cabinet stalls plea for bigger healthcare budget -- He said the Cabinet asked the NHSO to discuss with the Budget Bureau the amount per patient that would support the universal healthcare scheme, because the Cabinet had seen conflicting figures from the NHSO and the bureau. ( The Nation ) |
| 07 Mar 11 | 10,000 Thais evacuated from Libya -- "About 10,000 have been evacuated while the rest are in safe zones and can continue working as usual," Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday during his weekly TV show. ( The Nation ) |
| 04 Mar 11 | 8,000 Thai workers to be evacuated tomorrow -- Another 8,000 Thai workers will be evacuated from Libya tomorrow and returned to Thailand in a week, Labour Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said.The labourers will be sheltered at Thai-arranged evacuation centres around Libya waiting to be sent back to Thailand at 500 people at a time, the minister said, adding that the last group was expected to reach Thailand in a week. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 04 Mar 11 | No Thais dead in Libyan unrest, says Chalermchai -- Chalermchai was responding to an impromptu query in a House session lodged by the opposition. ( The Nation ) |
| 02 Mar 11 | Airline's weighty rules -- According to your report (BP, Mar 1), flight attendants who failed to meet weight and figure standards have accused Thai Airways International of discrimination and are threatening to lodge a complaint with the Labour Ministry and the National Human Rights Commission. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 02 Mar 11 | Cabinet okays Bt476m budget for evacuees -- The government yesterday approved a Bt476million budget for the Foreign and Labour ministries to provide emergency aid and compensation to Thai workers fleeing the turmoil in Libya.The Foreign Ministry was allotted Bt403 million to cover transportation expenses to evacuate most of the 23,600 Libyabased Thai workers, while the remainder would be spent on giving qualified workers Bt15,000 each in compensation via the Labour Ministry. ( The Nation ) |
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