| 30 Nov 12 | Dismissed Mölnlycke workers continue their struggle -- Make Mölnlycke Care! call for the reinstatement of unfairly dismissed workers producing hospital gowns in Thailand! More than one year of worker’s struggle has not moved the company Mölnlycke Health Care (Thailand) Ltd., the Thai subsidiary of a Swedish multinational, to reinstate 22 union members that were unfairly dismissed in September 2011. The company produces hospital gowns for among others public health institutions in Sweden and Norway. Norwegian health institutions recently announced it would be particulary hard to sign a new contract with Mölnlycke given the company's continued refusal to reinstate the workers even after a national tripartite body ordered them to do so. Mölnlycke produces a wide range of other medical devices in several countries, including Indonesia, Belgium, Thailand, Malaysia, France, Poland and the Czech Republic. ( http://www.cleanclothes.org ) |
| 29 Nov 12 | HEALTH MINISTRY UNFAZED BY NURSES' STRIKE CALL -- "We believe most nurses will not join the strike," ministry deputy permanent secretary Dr Suphan Sritham-ma said. "But of course, they have the right to do so," he added. ( The Nation ) |
| 28 Nov 12 | Myanmar-Thai workers' affairs forum held -- A delegation from Myanmar, led by Deputy Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Myint Thein, was to attend the meeting, with focus on implementing the agreements earlier made between the two countries. ( The Nation ) |
| 27 Nov 12 | Myanmar-Thai workers affairs forum to be held in Bangkok -- Myanmar and Thailand will hold the 12th workers affairs meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 26 according to a state-run media on last Friday. ( Laborstart ) |
| 23 Nov 12 | Few will be laid off due to wage increase: govt -- "Many industries are facing a shortage of labour," Labour Minister Phadermchai Sasomsap said yesterday, adding that there were more than 300,000 vacancies across the country. ( The Nation ) |
| 21 Nov 12 | 'Spoling' Thais with populist policies blasted -- The government should limit the use of populist policies as these will only spoil people but not create sustainable development, while raising the daily minimum wage to Bt300 in some industries hold back development in the value of products, said former deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak. ( The Nation ) |
| 20 Nov 12 | Jump in minimum wage worries business -- "Although the government has launched 27 measures to relieve the impact of the wage hike, most are inefficient in implementation and will not help most businesses, which are small and medium-sized enterprises," Bhumindr Harinsuit, vice chairman of the chamber, said last week. ( The Nation ) |
| 16 Nov 12 | Federation threatens to rally if wages aren't hiked -- A workers' federation has threatened to stage a rally unless the 300-baht minimum daily wage goes into effect in January as planned. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 15 Nov 12 | NEW REGULATIONS ON MAIDS AND CHILD LABOUR FINALLY ANNOUNCED -- The regulation, in effect since November 9, gave housemaids, excluding those at cleaning firms, seven additional rights. These are: ( The Nation ) |
| 13 Nov 12 | Domestics get a break -- Without them, many working women could not possibly juggle between their family obligations and professional demands. Yet, domestic workers' contributions to the advancement of women's development in Thailand have never been recognised. Worse, as a result of a feudalistic legacy, many live-in maids still suffer abusive or slave-like work conditions with around-the-clock duties, low pay, little rest, and no welfare protection. ( Bangkokpost ) |
| 08 Nov 12 | ILO Thailand welcomes new regulation to improve conditions for domestic workers -- BANGKOK (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Thailand welcomes the passing of a new Ministerial Regulation that will better protect domestic workers in the Kingdom of Thailand, approved on 30 October and to be implemented this year. ( http://www.ilo.org ) |
| 08 Nov 12 | Nurses unimpressed by offer of civil servant status to 4,000 medical workers -- The offer follows last month's protest by thousands of nurses demanding recruitment into the civil service. Many have been working at state hospitals for years in the hope of becoming civil servants, but continue to be categorised as temporary employees. ( The Nation ) |
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