Tag: Labour
Workers Who Make Your iPhone Possible Are Fighting Labor Abuse in the Philippines
Suffering from low wages, contractualization, and indecent working conditions, many Filipino workers who create the microchips used for smartphones, tablets, and other tech gadgets rarely [Read More…]
Thailand, Cambodia discuss labour solutions, border development
PHNOM PENH, July 1 – Thailand and neighbouring Cambodia are seeking solutions to their ongoing labour problems and have agreed to push for development projects [Read More…]
Most Thai Labourers Heavily in Debt
A recent study has found that more than 90 per cent of Thai labourers are heavily in debt, with some having to borrow just to [Read More…]
Thai Minister of Labour Chalerm Yubamrung collapses in office, rushed to hospital
Labour Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung collapsed in his office at the Labour Ministry Monday afternoon and was rushed to hospital. He was talking to Pol Gen [Read More…]
Minister of Labour Chalerm Yubamrung admitted to hospital
Labour Minister Chalerm Yubamrung was admitted to Ramathibodi Hospital on Friday night for treatment of bleeding beneath a membrane on the brain. Read more: Bangkok [Read More…]
Thailand to benefit from free flow of skilled labour in 2015
Thailand stands to benefit from the free flow of skilled labour during the ASEAN integration in 2015, despite mounting concerns over immigration and economic impacts. [Read More…]
Final rush for migrant workers as registration ends today
SAMUT SAKHON, Dec 14 – Migrant workers crowded into the Thai government labour office in this seaboard province to apply for nationality verification as the [Read More…]
Thai authorities arrest 35 Laos, 39 Cambodian illegal migrant labourers
BANGKOK, May 7 – Thirty-five Laotian workers and a Thai national were arrested in Nakhon Nayok Monday while the workers hid in two pickup trucks [Read More…]
