LAPLAND, Finland — A court in Finland has sentenced a prominent local businessman to two and a half years in prison for orchestrating the trafficking of dozens of Thai workers brought to the Nordic country for berry picking. The Lapland District Court convicted Jukka Kristo, the former chief executive of the berry company Polarica, on […]
BANGKOK, Thailand — The South Korean government has placed Thai agricultural workers from four northeastern provinces—Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, and Maha Sarakham—on a blacklist after approximately 16 individuals from a cohort of 80 farmhands abandoned their employers in violation of their employment contracts, according to Thailand’s Employment Department. Thai Tourists riled by South Korea’s […]
SI RACHA — Two construction workers suffered critical injuries after a roof and frame structure collapsed at a factory site in Laem Chabang, Chon Buri, trapping them beneath twisted metal and debris in an incident that has raised fresh questions about construction safety standards in Thailand’s industrial zone. Turkish Engineer Linked to Deadly Building Collapse […]
BANGKOK — The Labour Ministry has ordered a sweeping nationwide crackdown on illegal foreign workers following a high-profile raid on a childcare facility in Koh Phangan that resulted in the arrest of nine Thai and foreign suspects. Moroccan and Myanmar Nationals Arrested for Illegal Work at Phuket Restaurant Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat said on Friday, […]
CHONBURI — More than 140 foreign nationals were arrested between March 16 and 22 in a sweeping crackdown on illegal employment across the province, immigration authorities announced on Tuesday, signaling intensified enforcement against labour violations in one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations, the Bangkok Post reported. Moroccan and Myanmar Nationals Arrested for Illegal Work […]
BANGKOK – Two construction workers were injured, one critically, after a tower crane collapsed at a busy construction site near the Terminal 21 shopping mall at Asok intersection on Saturday morning, the Bangkok Post reported. Crane Collapse on Rama II Road in Bangkok, Kills Two The incident occurred at 10:27 a.m. at the site on […]
HELSINKI — A Finnish district court has sentenced the CEO of one of Finland’s largest berry companies to three and a half years in prison for aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai seasonal workers. Vernu Vasunta, CEO of Kiantama, was convicted on 62 counts of exploitation, while Thai national Kalyakorn Phongphit, an associate, received […]
Over 100,000 Cambodian migrant workers have fled Thailand in recent weeks, driven by fear following border clashes that ignited a surge of nationalism, hate speech, and sporadic violence. The mass departure has left key industries scrambling to fill labour gaps, threatening economic disruption, Thai PBS reported. Cambodian Man Arrested for Robbing Russian Tourist in Pattaya […]
