| 23 Jul 10 | Sacked workers to fight on -- The Labour Court has ordered True Corp to pay compensation to nine former employees who were sacked three years ago. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 23 Jul 10 | Labour Ministry working to protect workers from employment agencies -- Labour Minister Chalermchai Srion said yesterday that he would also create a database containing the names of job seekers and give foreign employers direct access in order to reduce costs and stop workers from being cheated. ( The Nation ) |
| 21 Jul 10 | 'No change' in payout to Siam Energy -- He referred to the resolutions of the National Energy Policy Council and the Cabinet yesterday to pay 9.49 satang per unit as compensa?tion. The compensation is to help Siam Energy defray expenses entailed in moving the underdevelopment power plant to Rojana Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya. ( The Nation ) |
| 20 Jul 10 | Rights groups call for halt to Burmese repatriations, abuses -- The workers, in Kayin state through which they are sent back, have had money extorted from them by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), which has a stronghold there, the letter said. Many had been "transferred" to labour agencies for later smuggling into Thailand. ( The Nation ) |
| 13 Jul 10 | Burmese Migrant Workers in Thailand Suffer Gross Human Rights Abuses at Border -- The negative impacts of the Thai government’s unjust National Verification process continue to hit Burmese migrant workers in the country, as they are deported to Burma and suffer human rights abuses at the hands of Burmese ethnic militia, Thai officials and numerous brokers. ( http://www.icem.org/en/78-ICEM-InBrief/3911-Burmese-Migrant-Workers-in-Thailand-Suffer-Gross-Human-Rights- ) |
| 13 Jul 10 | Thai businesses eyeing investments in Burma -- Investors from many Thai sectors are looking to Burma, with its low operating costs, abundant natural resources and large market, according to the Thai-Myanmar Business Council. ( The Nation ) |
| 12 Jul 10 | MINISTRIES JOIN HANDS TO CREATE JOBS DATABASE -- The industry, labour and education ministries have joined hands to create a shared labour database in a bid to deal with skills shortages. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 02 Jul 10 | Labour relations the legal significance of strikes -- With worldwide publicity surrounding recent political protests in Thailand, renewed focus has been placed on the force and effect of protest movements in all facets of Thai society. One area in which this social phenomenon has particular force is in organised labour disputes and, specifically, the growing influence of employee strikes in Thailand. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 02 Jul 10 | Workers demand better access to compensation fund -- Some 300 workers from Ayutthaya and neighbouring provinces yesterday complained that those who sustained vocational injuries were not given access to the Workmen' s Compensation Fund, citing the case when a fellow workers' miscarriage at work was blamed on other causes, thus denying her compensation. ( The Nation ) |
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