| 26 Aug 11 | Yingluck calls for govt to be given a chance -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday urged the country to let her government show what it can do, expressing confidence that the administration would get a good score. ( The Nation ) |
| 26 Aug 11 | Thailand: a nightmare for migrtant workers -- It was sickening to read yet another article about the horrific conditions of Burmese migrant workers. One Burmese worker said he had worked on a Thai fishing boat for ten years without pay and that those who refused to work were thrown overboard. And female workers complained about being forced into prostitution. ( The Nation ) |
| 19 Aug 11 | Govt urged to curb inflation -- Workers will not benefit from the proposed 300-baht daily wage increase if the government fails to contain expected high inflation from rising commodity prices, a labour leader said yesterday. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 19 Aug 11 | Implementation to be clear by October -- How the government will implement its policy to raise the daily minimum wage to Bt300 will become clear by October, Labour Ministry permanent secretary Somkiat Chayasriwong said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 17 Aug 11 | Migrant worker registration push ignored -- Many fishery business operators have ignored the government's push for the registration of migrant workers, saying the process is a burden. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 17 Aug 11 | Pay rises among govt's first-year priorities -- "In light of the global economic volatility, my government will put more emphasis on the domestic economy than exports," Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 16 Aug 11 | Cabinet to discuss final draft of govt's policies -- The policy guidelines prepared by the ruling Pheu Thai Party's working group and other coalition partners have been "more than 90 per cent complete" and the Cabinet would give them the final touches, according to Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisal, a Pheu Thai party-list MP. ( The Nation ) |
| 16 Aug 11 | 'Return fund money' -- A huge Bt700-billion fund operated by the Social Security Office (SSO) should be given back to beneficiaries or managed under a new investment scheme, before it is too late and retirement pay-outs have to be paid in three years, according to a Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) study. ( The Nation ) |
| 10 Aug 11 | Burmese Baited into Thai Fishing Slavery -- SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand — “The broker took 36,000 baht (US $1,200) from us,” says Ma Than Nwe, a Tavoyan Burmese migrant worker in Thailand. “It was money that should have been paid to my husband,” she laments. ( http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21850 ) |
| 10 Aug 11 | Under pressure following poll promises -- Consequently they are expected to take quick action in dealing with policies including the flat Bt300 minimum wage and Bt15,000 entry salary for university-degree holders, in addition to dealing with widespread resistance to crackdowns on land encroachment in national parks. ( The Nation ) |
| 08 Aug 11 | The current debate over the increase in the minimum wage -- Active participants in this discourse include not only policymakers and academics but also the public including workers, firms and investors, with much of the scrutiny focused on the justification and potential economic consequences of the policy. ( The Nation ) |
| 05 Aug 11 | Some labourers may get pay rise by October: Jaruphong -- "But I cannot tell you if the hike would be granted to workers across the country by January or only in Bangkok and other large provinces first," he added. "All I can say is that the Pheu Thai Party is confident that this policy can be implemented. We need to discuss the matter further with relevant agencies in business and public sectors," the new government's manager said. ( The Nation ) |
| 01 Aug 11 | Call for new body to set wages -- An independent body to calculate minimum daily wage should be set up to replace the current system under the national Wage Tripartite Committee, whose government representatives have regularly sided with employers, a Bangkok seminar on subject was told yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
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