The financial cost of Thailand’s worst flooding in 50 years is growing, as waters have submerged many industrial centers, halting production and forcing workers and residents to flee. The floods caused by heavy rains since July have killed about 310 people in Thailand so far. Floods are expected to cut economic growth by about 1.5 […]
All of Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate is swamped, forcing workers and nearby residents to flee the area. Government flood relief centre spokesman Wim Rungwattanajinda confirmed last night that 100% of the estate area has been inundated. He said the runoff from the estate was heading downstream and there were three high risk areas which needed […]
BANGKOK, 22 September 2011 (NNT) – Thai workers, who had been held by Taiwanese authorities, have now returned safely to Thailand after being arrested for petty crimes in which they could not afford the fines. In the collaboration between the Committee on Labor and Social Security and the Thai-Taiwanese Business Association, fines and return tickets […]
A human trafficking operation has been uncovered by Pattaya Immigration officers in cooperation with the Department of Special Investigations (DSI). Initially the DSI received a letter from the Laos Embassy in Bangkok who detailed allegations made to them by a 21 year old Laos woman in July this year concerning a Karaoke Bar in the […]
Below is a list of recent media reports that will verify the fact that migrant workers, domestic maids in particular, suffer outrageous human rights violations that take place on a daily basis throughout the Middle East. There are many cases of suicide attempts every week, coupled with countless reports of maids who get raped, beaten, […]
PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA, Sept 13 – Thailand’s central province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya on Tuesday was preparing for flooding likely to hit the provincial seat while overflowing waters of the Chao Phraya River flooded communities in upriver in Nakhon Sawan. To prevent floodwater from flowing into Ayutthaya municipality’s business district and transport routes, […]
SONGKHLA, Sept 8 – Three Cambodian industrial workers were killed this morning by flying machine parts in a latex processing factory. The victims, two men and one woman, were migrant workers with legal work permits, identified as Zat In, 21, Chanhuan Seng, 26, and Sarit Sen, 26. Read more: MCOT
Three factory workers who decided to meet at a motel in Sriracha for the purposes of sex and drug talking have been arrested by local Police. An informant provided information to Police that two women and their male work colleague had arranged to meet at the appropriately named Banana Inn Motel. Read more: Pattaya One
