| 24 Oct 12 |
Thailand cracks down on exploitative factory -- In a rare intervention, the Thai Labour Ministry has stepped in to stop the exploitation of migrant workers from Cambodia and Myanmar at a seafood factory in the country’s south, correspondence obtained by the Post reveals. ( Laborstart ) |
| 16 Oct 12 |
'Migrants should get medical benefits' -- The 2010 census showed that 2.7 million residents of Thailand did not hold Thai nationality and that 90 per cent of them were migrant workers, Suphan Srithamma, deputy permanent secretary for Public Health Ministry said at a conference held in Bangkok yesterday. ( The Nation ) |
| 09 Oct 12 |
Solidarity Center Mourns Loss of Thai Union Leader -- Bualoi worked tirelessly to organize 138 local unions representing thousands of members along Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard, a regional hub for auto manufacturing, and helped to establish the Federation of Thailand Automobile Workers (TAW). He possessed a relentless passion for empowering both Thai and migrant workers to improve their standard of living and create a more just and democratic society. Bualoi was not only a highly skilled organizer but was also a trusted mentor to union leaders and activists throughout Thailand. ( http://www.solidaritycenter.org ) |
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