| 26 Sep 12 | In a world hungry for cheap shrimp, migrants labor overtime in Thai sheds -- MAHACHAI, Thailand — At an age when she should have been in a classroom, Thazin Mon discovered her knack for peeling shrimp. To help support her Burmese migrant family, the 14-year-old pulled 16-hour shifts, seven days a week, for less than $3 a day. “I am uneducated, so I work. I have to work bravely,” she says. ( http://www.washingtonpost.co ) |
| 25 Sep 12 | Berry pickers -- Employment agencies should ensure a monthly income of at least Bt100,000 for workers who go to Sweden and Finland to pick berries during the annual picking season from July to September, Labour Minister Phadermchai Sasomsap said yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 14 Sep 12 | Ministry seeks social welfare for informal workers -- The Labour Ministry has called on the government to set up a new social security fund to provide benefits for more than 48 million informal workers in the country. ( The Nation ) |
| 14 Sep 12 | Printing machine blows up in Lat Phrao -- Pol Colonel Setthasak Yimcharoen of Chokchai police station said the explosion of the "Commercial Web" printing machine had also caused the printing house's ceiling to collapse and the windows to shatter. The three workers suffered from burns, and one of them is in serious condition. Police are investigating the cause of the explosion. ( The Nation ) |
| 13 Sep 12 | Saraburi, Prachin Buri industrial land attractive in wake of floods -- About 74 per cent of the factories damaged by last year's massive flood have assumed normal operations, while 30 per cent are still rehabilitating. About 62 per cent of the flood-hit factories decided to relocate to industrial estates in drier areas such as in Saraburi, Prachin Buri and Rayong. ( The Nation ) |
| 11 Sep 12 | Thai SMEs well equipped to survive -- Tim Hinton, global head of SME banking, said yesterday that the bank believed SMEs in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore were strong enough to survive the current volatility. ( The Nation ) |
| 07 Sep 12 | Bangkok Airways eyes low-cost segment in view of AEC boom -- Puttipong Prasarttong-osoth, president of Bangkok Airways Co, said yesterday that if the firm does not enter this segment, it would absolutely lose its share. Regional travel is expected to flourish after the advent of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015. ( The Nation ) |
| 05 Sep 12 | Workers' medical cover raised to Bt1m -- The Social Security Office (SSO) and Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) will also work together to ensure that Thai and migrant employees harmed during their duties receive medical treatment under the Workmen's Compen-sation Fund (WCF), Phadermchai said. ( The Nation ) |
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