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The ILO 8798 Convention driving network, made up of Thai trade unions and worker organizations, says ratification of the ILO Conventions 87 and 98 is instrumental in realizing decent work for the 40 million labour force in Thailand.
While submitting a letter to demand ratification of ILO (…)
, by CHARUVASTRA Teeranai
Longtime journalist Sumeth Somkanae runs an organisation whose mission is so controversial in the industry that the list of its members has to be kept secret, to protect them from intimidation or even being fired from their jobs.
The organisation is not some extremist group, secret society or (…)
, by Labour Network for People’s Rights
Seven labour groups have announced “We are no longer willing to tolerate this.” Workers will fight alongside students and youth to create a democratic society in Thailand for the sake of present and future generations.
The 16 August 2020 protest at the Democracy Monuent (Source: Niranam Plod (…)
, by CHEN Michelle
The glistening prawns at the supermarket might cost a quite a bit per pound, but off the shore of Thailand, the price of the catch is measured in the bodies of both fish and people. Life is cheap in the labor market that churns out our seafood.
Last year reports emerged about forced labor in (…)
, by PRACHATAI
A woman was arrested at a red-shirt activity in Ayutthaya for selling slippers with Abhisit’s face on them.
On 3 Oct, at about 5 pm, police arrested Amornwan Charoenkij, 42, for an offence under Section 9(3) of the Emergency Decree which prohibits ‘press releases and distribution or (…)
, by BROWN Andrew
This post is part of New Mandala’s Thai institutions series.
Trade unions have long been a part of Thailand’s formal system of participatory and representative institutional arrangements. Yet the ideas, practices, and aspirations that define unionism remain unknown to the vast majority of Thai (…)
, by State Enterprise Workers’ Relations Confederation
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has strongly criticised the Royal Thai Government (RTG) for its treatment of migrant workers. Just a week after the United Nation’s Special Rapportuer on the Human Rights of Migrants publically issued a statement of concern on RTG’s migrant worker (…)
, by Usa Pichai
Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has defended his government against Human Rights Watch (HRW)’s accusation of Thailand being a threat to principles of human rights in its annual 2010 report.
The premier during his weekly television and radio broadcast on (…)
, by HALL Andy
On 20th January (or in just 8 working days) the end of the “permission to stay and work in Thailand for one year, pending deportation” for 61, 543 Burmese, Cambodian and Laotian migrants who “illegally” entered the country will arrive. As the first migrant work permit renewal deadline of the (…)
, by PRACHATAI
For over two months, former Triumph workers have rallied at the Ministry of Labour, despite the ministry’s threats to remove them from its premises. Two of their leaders have returned from a campaign trip in Europe.
On 26 Dec, about 300 former and current Triumph workers and activists (…)
, by SILP Sai
A Burmese migrant worker who was paralyzed following an accident at a construction site hopes to win compensation from the Thai Social Security Office (SSO), with the help of a Bangkok-based human rights group.
The Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF) released a statement on Tuesday (…)
, by Thai Labour Campaign
These information on the Thai Labour Campaign (TLC) are taken from their website January 18, 2006.
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Thai Labour Campaign is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to promoting workers’ rights in Thailand and increasing awareness of labour issues globally. TLC was (…)
, by Thai Labour Campaign
Background
“Clearly the government is not listening to the will of the majority, but only to a powerful few. If the government does not listen to the voice of the people, the government does not belong to the people. By not listening to the people, and by not following through with its (…)
, by Asian Food Worker
In the 15 May 2003 edition of the English-language daily newspaper The Nation, published in Bangkok, two pieces appeared which to a casual observer seemingly had no connection.
The first drew attention to the 10th anniversary of the Kader toy factory fire, considered the worst industrial (…)
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