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Thailand leads Asia-Pacific in improving fishers lives
Thailand has become the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to ratify an international treaty designed to bolster the living and working conditions onboard commercial fishing vessels.Thailand Labour Minister, Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, presented the signed Work in Fishing Convention No 188, 2007 (WIFC) to ...
John Le Fevre
Thailand Ratifies Work in Fishing Convention, Considers Under 18s
Thailand has become the first country in Asia to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188), which protects the living and working conditions of fishers on board vessels. The Work in Fishing Convention sets out binding requirements relating to work on board fishing vessels, ...
Trawler conflicts to be resolved
Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo has pledged to end conflicts with commercial trawlers before the country ratifies the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Work in Fishing Convention, or C188, by the end of this month.Keep reading ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
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
Thailand and ILO Conducted Training Courses to Protect Labour in the Fisheries Sector
The Ministry of Labour of the Kingdom of Thailand and the International Labour Organization (ILO) has co-organised three capacity building training courses for labour inspectors. The first training course was carried out on 13 March 2018 in Chonburi Province where 30 labour inspectors from Bangkok ...
Thailand’s Views on International Labour Organization’s “Ship to Shore” Project
With reference to the launch of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) “Ship to Shore Rights” project’s baseline research on 28 February 2018, on the particular interests and the cacophony of reporting on the issue.Keep reading ...
