| 31 Jul 09 | Police to arrest Triumph labour leaders for blocking roads at Government House and Parliament -- Police have issued arrest warrants for three Triumph labour union leaders who led members on a protest that blocked roads at Government House and Parliament. ( prachatai ) |
| 29 Jul 09 | Put rail talks back on track -- The railway workers of Thailand and their union are dangerously close to alienating the country and threatening the survival of this vital utility. After an unannounced and highly disruptive wildcat strike just over a month ago, the leaders of the State Railway of Thailand have taken an unhelpfully stubborn stance in talks with the SRT board. No one doubts that the SRT executives are also being hard-nosed in what should be accommodating discussions and negotiations. But the union has taken a recalcitrant and outdated stance against any plan to improve the SRT. Union leaders and members must move with the times, not simply oppose every plan put forward by the SRT and the government. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 29 Jul 09 | Worker registration -- Fisheries operators can register their Cambodian, Lao and Burmese workers until Septem-ber 30. The deadline has been extended from July 30. ( The Nation ) |
| 28 Jul 09 | Ayutthaya plants seek 5,000 temp workers -- The electronics sector has up to 5,000 job vacancies for semi-skilled workers in Ayutthaya province alone, the Federation of Thai Industries said Monday. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 21 Jul 09 | Letter from International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation to Triumph International -- I understand that your subsidiary Body Fashion (Thailand) has announced plans to lay off 1,930 workers – half the workforce - at its Bangphi plant effective August 31 2009. ( Prachatai ) |
| 20 Jul 09 | Many state workers 'sacked unfairly' -- Tens of thousands of government officials and contract employees have been unfairly terminated and poorly compensated under a bureacratic reform plan, a government labour-law expert said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 20 Jul 09 | The state railways' brakeman -- Dharma" wasn't a word that sprang to mind during last month's day-long national strike by staff of State Railway of Thailand (SRT), but the man at the centre of it was thinking about his time as a temple boy. ( The Nation ) |
| 17 Jul 09 | Govt to end SRT union's dissent within July -- Deputy Finance Minister Pradit Pataraprasit sees necessity to dissolve disagreements on the State Railway of Thailand's restructuring within this month. ( The Nation ) |
| 17 Jul 09 | Dreaming of S Korea, Taiwan -- South Korea is the most popular country for Thais dreaming of working abroad, but Taiwan is the place where the largest number go to seek their fortune, according to the Department of Employment (DOE). ( The Nation ) |
| 16 Jul 09 | Sick leave with pay for workers with flu -- The Joint Private Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking on Monday made a resolution for firms under it to allow workers sick of A/H1N1 virus to take sick leave with pay, said Federation of Thai Industries president Santi Wilassakdanont. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 15 Jul 09 | Some jobs at risk, post-AEC -- Many workers in the agro-industrial, garment, fishery and mining industries could lose their jobs once the Asean Economic Community (AEC) comes into existence by 2015, as investment is likely to shift to countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Burma and Vietnam. ( The Nation ) |
| 15 Jul 09 | Triumph workers say BOI’s support loses them jobs -- On July 13, workers rallied at the office of the Board of Investment, saying that the Board’s support for the investment of Body Fashion (Thailand) Co in Nakhon Sawan lost almost 2,000 of their jobs in Bang Phli, Samut Prakan. ( Prachatai ) |
| 13 Jul 09 | Major boost for officials tackling illegal labour -- Thailand's efforts to tackle illegal alien labour has received a major boost now that Burma has agreed to verify the nationality of the Burmese workers currently employed in Thailand. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 10 Jul 09 | SRT employees voice fears over revamp plan -- Many State Railway of Thailand employees yesterday voiced opposition to the agency's restructuring plan, making it likely the upcoming opening of the Airport Rail Link will be further delayed. ( The Nation ) |
| 10 Jul 09 | 'Tonkla Archeep' will cut unemployment: FTI -- The government's "Tonkla Archeep" project will likely reduce Thailand's unemployment level from an estimated 1 million workers to 600,000, says the Federation of Thai Industries. ( The Nation ) |
| 09 Jul 09 | Strike ends at Kawasaki, Thailand -- THAILAND: After a two week strike at a Kawasaki Motors plant in Thailand an agreement was reached between the union and management on July 3, 2009. ( Laborstart ) |
| 09 Jul 09 | Union condemns firm for sacking workers 'despite good profit' -- The Abhisit Vejjajiva government's policy of helping workers who have been dismissed "sounds good, but is unable to be applied," the Textile Garment and Leather Workers Federation of Thailand (TWFT) has claimed. ( The Nation ) |
| 03 Jul 09 | 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. ( The Nation ) |
| 03 Jul 09 | Safe-T-Cut workers join plant closure protest -- More than 400 Safe-T-Cut Manufacturing workers demonstrated yesterday outside the Labour Protection and Welfare Department in Samut Prakan after their factories were closed down and they were fired without final pay or benefits. ( The Nation ) |
| 02 Jul 09 | Suthep blasts NESDB over failure to show the way -- Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban yesterday slammed the National Economics and Social Development Board for failure to come up with a clear cut result in its study whether the Cabinet should buy or lease 4,000 NGV-buses, the scheme that has threatened to tear apart the Democrat and Bhum Jai Thai alliance. ( The Nation ) |
| 02 Jul 09 | Labour Affairs Q&A: Getting rid of misfits -- We plan to reduce our present work force by 10 per cent, with proper severance payments, of course. Is it lawful to select and let go the least competent, those with more days of sick leave and the like? ( The Nation ) |
| 01 Jul 09 | Triumph labour union seeks PM's help after lay-off -- BANGKOK, June 30 (TNA) – About one hundred workers and the labour union chief of Triumph International (Thailand) on Tuesday submitted a letter to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at Government House asking for the government's help after almost 2,000 employees were made redundant. ( http://enews.mcot.net/view.php?id=10574 ) |
| 01 Jul 09 | Union wants Weerasak to quit -- Hundreds of Tourism Authority of Thailand staff yesterday called for Weerasak Kowsurat to resign as chairman, citing his alleged abuse of power and interference in management. ( The Nation ) |
| 01 Jul 09 | Wrigley's gum goal -- Wrigley Company (Thailand) has allocated Bt60 million to launch its Extra Professional spearmint gum, aiming to boost sales by 20 per cent this year. ( The Nation ) |
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