Labor
Labour Min ramps up efforts to quash child labour
The Labour Minister has ramped up efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Labor Minister Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew, has chaired the 3rd National Committee Meeting on eliminating the worst forms of child labor. Participants agreed to disband the committee in charge of ...
Thana Boonlert
Boost in workers’ skills necessary to propel nation forward: minister
The government is focusing on technological enhancement to drive development, Labour Minister Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew said at the opening ceremony of the 2nd TVET (technical and vocational education and training) Forum in Bangkok yesterday (Nov, 19).Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Reuters commends Thai Union for ethical recruitment
Thai Union Group has been highly commended for its work on ethical recruitment and migrants’ rights by Thomson Reuters Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the news service, as well as judges in the Stop Slavery Award during the annual human rights forum Trust Conference in ...
To pay or not to pay: Deduction of wages under the Labour Protection Act
When an employee causes damage to a company, Thai employers often resort to deducting wages, holiday pay, or overtime payments as a penalty or restitution. Before doing so, the employer should know when it is permissible to do so under Thai law, and the risks ...
Chusert Supasitthumrong
Thailand focuses on decent work, trilateral partnership during ILO session
Thailand focused on its position to promote decent work and a trilateral partnership to enhance sustainable national development during an international labor session. The Ministry of Labor’s Deputy Permanent-Secretary Suradej Waleeittikul led officials from Thailand to attend the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) 334th Session of ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
1,000 illegals nabbed in Pathum Thani
Crackdown part of government’s ‘xray’ operation aimed to find those who overstay their visas or engage in unlawful acts. To fulfil his vow to deport some 7,000 foreigners who have overstayed their visa by the end of this month, acting Immigration Police chief Pol Maj-General Surachate ...
The Nation Reporter
Illegal job-seekers intercepted
Authorities have stopped 243 Thai citizens departing for South Korea in the past month where they were planning to work illegally, said Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo. The 243 were part of a group of 279 people stopped under suspicion of travelling abroad to work unlawfully. ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Robots vs labour: the state of the car industry in Thailand – the politics of the robot wave
Everyone around the world is becoming aware of artificial intelligence (AI) or robots because their ability is constantly developing and they are likely to replace many jobs in the near future. What is the situation in Thailand? Are workers losing their jobs? Does Thai labour ...
Tewarit Maneechai
Thailand uses MOU system to recruit migrant workers to fill jobs in marine fisheries sector
On 23 September 2018, H.E. Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, Minister of Labour of the Kingdom of Thailand, together with H.E. U Thein Swe, Minister of Labour, Immigration and Population of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, attended the opening ceremony of the Ranong Post-Arrival ...
Workers pan sub-contracting
About 1,000 workers gathered at Government House on Sunday (Oct 8), calling on the government to end unfair contracts and unsafe working conditions in both the private and public sectors. The workers, led by labour rights advocates Sawit Kaewwan and Chalee Loysoong, marched from the ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan