| 29 Mar 12 | Thai workers in Israel want tax safeguards -- The action follows complaints from many Thai workers upon their return home. Speaking yesterday during his current visit to Udon Thani, Phadermchai said workers had told him Israeli employers, during 20 years of bilateral employment deals, demanded that the Thais sign agreements that they did not wish to have income-tax payments reimbursed when their contracts ended. The penalty for not complying would be that they received no salaries at all, or would be unable to return to Thailand. ( The Nation ) |
| 23 Mar 12 | Education out of step with labour market -- Only one in eight positions for vocational graduates are being filled in the labour market while as many as half of new university graduates are experiencing difficulties in securing jobs, the ManpowerGroup, a global human resources consultancy, reports. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 22 Mar 12 | Gratuities cannot be part of wage -- This would be an employment change so the Labour Court's mediation service could be used if both sides couldn't agree, he said. ( The Nation ) |
| 22 Mar 12 | Honda's April restart means no plans for relocation -- It was reported a few days ago that Honda would invest US$340 million (Bt10.4 billion) to triple its production capacity in Indonesia to 180,000 units. The investment would serve the growing demand for vehicles in Southeast Asia's largest market, a nation of 200 million. The plant near Jakarta will create 2,000 jobs and commence production in 2014, the report said. ( The Nation ) |
| 20 Mar 12 | 'Service fees should not be part of Bt300 wage' -- These employees can be given service charges independent of the Bt300 wage they earn from hotels, said Somkiat Chayasriwong, permanent secretary of the Labour Ministry, who headed the meeting. ( The Nation ) |
| 16 Mar 12 | Workers want their jobs guaranteed -- Workers from Toshiba Storage Device (Thailand), previously known as Fujitsu Group, were rallying out of concern that the upcoming merger with Western Digital might affect their jobs. ( The Nation ) |
| 16 Mar 12 | Firms go to court against govt Bt300-wage order -- The move is a lastditch attempt by 42 Thai and Japanese firms to block the big pay hike, which they believe the government has pushed for without any appropriate reason. ( The Nation ) |
| 12 Mar 12 | Workers urged to boost English -- Blue collar workers need to brush up their English to prepare for the advent of free labour markets across Asean in 2015, experts say. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 09 Mar 12 | Women 'feel ignored by this govt' -- OCSS director Thanawadee Thachin said most of the women seeking assistance last year were victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse, and that most of the complaints this year were of violence at home. ( The Nation ) |
| 07 Mar 12 | Labour union files complaint against TOT exec -- TOT Plc's labour union has filed a corruption complaint against an executive over soft-switch purchases. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 07 Mar 12 | Fisheries workers 'need better rights' -- Better protection is needed for labourers in the fishery sector, says the International Labour Organisation. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 05 Mar 12 | Migrant workers 'unprotected' -- The International Labour Organisation has criticised Thailand for failing to include migrant workers in its Workmen's Compensation Fund. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 02 Mar 12 | 22 jobs to be paid above minimum wage rates -- The Bt300 daily minimum wage will be implemented in seven provinces, including Bangkok on the same day, said Labour Ministry permanent secretary Somkiart Chayasriwong, who also chairs the committee. The committee did not discuss a demand by labourers calling for a blanket minimum daily wage of Bt300 in all provinces, not just in the seven provinces initially, he added. ( Laborstart ) |
| 01 Mar 12 | TOT union protests loss of revenue -- TOT's labour union is seeking 10,000 employee signatures on a petition protesting a law that will require the state telecom enterprise to return all concession revenue to the government. ( Laborstart ) |
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