Labor

Labor policy and administration

EEC policy panel to focus on education to meet labour

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) policy committee has agreed to focus on educational measures to address the problem of labour shortage in the region, allocating Bt725 million to train and improve the quality of teachers, lecturers and students in the economic corridor.Keep reading ...

Phuwit Limviphuwat

Decision on Minimum Wage increases due in March

The final decision on Minimum Wage increases will be made in March, with new rates to vary in accordance with economic conditions in each province.The Ministry of Labor’s Permanent-Secretary Jarin Chakkaphark revealed the Wage Committee has discussed the increase in the Minimum Wage proposed by ...

Tarin Angskul

ETDA plans digital workforce

The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) aims to attract 1 million teenagers to join the e-commerce workforce and 200,000 micro-SMEs to go online this year to boost the online economy. By 2023, ETDA wants to have 8 million workers and 1.6 million micro small and ...

Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk

Working the future hustle

Thailand saw a relatively average year for employment and labour, even as GDP growth fell shorter than expected. Unemployment remained steady and wages increased, as experts and prognosticators predict continued wage growth into 2019. Keep reading ...

Frozen wages compromising standard of living of workers across country

Workers are expected to reap some gains from political campaigns in the run-up to the upcoming general election, but most of them are still struggling to make ends meet due to both the economic slowdown and disruptions caused by technology, experts said.Keep reading ...

Wichit Chaitrong

New centre for hiring Myanmar workers

The government will set up a centre to facilitate the hiring of Myanmar workers in Samut Sakhon province. “We will set up the centre for Myanmar migrants at Talaythai market,” Labour Minister Pol General Adul Sangsingkeo said.Keep reading ...

The Nation Reporter

Thai workforce ‘needs to be reskilled’

Smart investment in human resources and infrastructure are necessary to advance the Thailand 4.0 policy and develop the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), experts suggest.For the Thailand 4.0 policy to effectively push for digital transformation, Thai manufacturers will need to first improve the skills of their ...

Phuwit Limviphuwat

Labour minister in Phuket orders development of Andaman ‘Super Workers’

Minister of of Labour Maj Gen Adul Saengsingkaew in Phuket on an inspection tour today (Nov 27) ordered all relevant offices in the Andaman area under his ministry to co-ordinate to develop a superior-quality workforce he dubbed ‘Super Workers’. The order was handed down at ...

Skilled foreign workers needed in Thailand

A Thai academic says the nation needs to attract skilled foreign workers to work in the country, especially in the industrial technology sector, to overcome a shortage of skilled-workers.Keep watching ...

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

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