Labor
Thailand first Asian country signing protocol to prevent forced labor
Thailand’s ratification of an international protocol to prevent and eliminate force labor reflects Thailand’s intention to improve labor standards, the country’s government said.The protocol, which was signed by a representative of the Thai government on June 4 in Geneva, Switzerland, will enter into force on ...
EU delegates informed about Thai fisheries sector efforts
Delegates from the European parliament were given a presentation on effective law enforcement and the impressive progress on labour rights protection in Thailand’s fisheries sector, as evidence of the Thai government’s true intention to achieve sustainability in the region’s fisheries sector.Keep reading ...
Labor Min signs MOU on developing skilled workers for EEC
Thailand’s Labor Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with educational institutions on developing workers’ skills, in preparation for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). Signing the MOU at the Eastern College of Technology in Chonburi province were Permanent Secretary for Labor, Jarin Chakkaphark, and representatives ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
Rights of workers ‘weakened’
As workers took part in Labour Day events across Thailand yesterday, labour rights groups stressed that unjust employment and the depletion of employees’ power was undermining the well-being of the Thai workforce.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom and Wasamon Audjarint
Informal workers get fresh voice
The National Informal Labour Coordination Centre was formally established Monday to protect the rights of informal workers, Sujin Rungsawang, president of the coordination centre said. Ms Sujin said the centre will coordinate campaigns to protect the interests of the vast number of these workers, employed in ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Labour activists seek better retirement benefits for Thais
Labour-rights activists are pressing for better welfare and law enforcement for workers, both Thais and migrants, on the occasion of Labour Day.Celebrated on May 1 every year, this important day gives workers and activists ample opportunities to make their voices heard.Keep reading ...
Chularat Saengpassa and Rachanon Charoonsak
Thailand’s Response to the Comments of Human Rights Watch on the Protection of Labour in Fisheries Sector
With regard to the Human Right Watch (HRW)’s open letter to the Royal Thai Government concerning labour reforms in the Thai fisheries industry, dated 13 April 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand would like to thank the HRW for closely ...
UTCC says laborers want govt to raise minimum wage every year
The Center for Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) says most laborers want the government to raise the minimum wage every year to help them cope with the rising cost of living. The UTCC’s Center for Economic and ...
Nuppol Suvansombut
LPN joins hands with CPF to promote labour rights protection
The Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN) and Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) have recently teamed up to promote protection of labour rights and encourage CPF’s workforce, especially migrant workers, to report wrongdoings through the company’s hotline.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
UN examines rights in Thai workplaces
UN experts have presented their preliminary observations on the state of human rights in Thailand’s private sector and provided recommendations to the government and businesses to improve corporate respect for human rights and strengthen access to effective remedies.Keep reading ...
Jan-David Franke
