| 28 Jun 10 | Thai footwear industry aims high -- Department of Industrial Promotion, in cooperation with the Thai Footwear Association, has adopted a five-year strategy to turn Thailand into Asia's shoe centre through the sustainable development of skilled workers, footwear design and technology. ( The Nation ) |
| 21 Jun 10 | Thailand toughens migrant measures -- THAILAND has announced a series of measures designed to target migrant workers who have failed to comply with a controversial registration process implemented earlier this year – a group that includes about 43,000 Cambodians, according to statistics provided by a Bangkok-based human rights organisation on Thursday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 21 Jun 10 | Labourers have bone to pick with agencies -- Job placement agents authorised to send workers to Sweden to pick wild berries have blacklisted about 200 people who complained last year about "unfair" work contracts. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 17 Jun 10 | Auto body to rev up skills -- The Thailand Automotive Institute (TAI) has developed a six-year plan to improve the efficiency of workers in the automotive and auto-parts industry so they can compete with other countries, says president Wallop Tiasiri. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 15 Jun 10 | Thai Labour Activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk Finally Released -- The former ICEM Projects Coordinator in Thailand, Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, was released last night, 13 June, from a prison at a Thai army base. He had been imprisoned since 24 May, together with academic Suthachai Yimprasert from Chulalongkom University, after the two presented themselves to police after they heard arrest warrants had been issued for them. ( Laborstart ) |
| 09 Jun 10 | BWI Condemns the Arrest of Thailand Labour Activist -- The recent political crackdown in Thailand has resulted in violations of international human rights as the Thai government continues to arrest pro-democratic and human rights activists without due judicial process. This is exemplified by the arrest and detainment of Somyot Pruksakasemsuk since 24 May 2010. ( Laborstart ) |
| 03 Jun 10 | Labour Ministry closes hotline -- The Labour Ministry has closed the hotline for business operators affected by the rally after it received 12,355 help requests from 27,808 affected parties, a senior official said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 01 Jun 10 | Asean labour needs to play catch-up -- Asean countries are being challenged by the need to catch up with labour productivity in China and India, says the International Labour Organisation. ( Bangkokpost ) |
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