Labor

Labor policy and administration

Centers in Thailand to Grant Migrant Workers Travel Documents

The Thai government has agreed to set up stations across Thailand where Cambodian illegal migrant workers can register for documents that will allow them to stay and work in the country, Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng said at a news conference on Thursday. About 300,000 ...

Hundreds of Myanmar workers returning to Thailand under MoU

Hundreds of Myanmar workers are going back to Thailand daily to work under the memorandum of agreement (MoU) between the two countries, even as thousands more illegal Myanmar migrants continue to return home, said the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.Read more ...

Foreign staff crisis threatens rice target

The crackdown on foreign workers may cause Thai rice exports to drop below the target of 10 million tonnes this year, with many migrants who work in the industry leaving the country.Keep reading ...

Cambodia closes 43 temporary crossings to Sa Kaeo

Cambodia has closed 43 temporary border crossings into three districts of Sa Kaeo province, explaining it would prevent unregistered Cambodian workers being caught illegally entering Thailand. Read more ...

PM invokes Section 44 to ease exodus of migrant workers from tough labour law

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today invoked Section 44 of the interim Constitution to delay the enforcement of some tough provisions in the new law on alien workers until January 1 next year.The decision to invoke Section 44 was made at the joint meeting of ...

Thailand backs off law on migrants

Facing a backlash from employers and observers alike, Thailand has backtracked on a new, heavily criticised law that imposes stricter punishments on irregular workers and their employers, though thousands of Cambodians are still being deported.At the end of last month, Thailand passed a royal decree ...

Myanmar workers shunned by employers due to tough law

Hundreds of unregistered Myanmar workers on Friday returned home as employees dared not hire them because of tougher punishments under the new executive decree on the recruitment of foreign workers, which imposes fines as high as 800,000 baht.Read more ...

Uproar over new labour law

The private sector says local companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises, are likely to be hurt by the new Royal Decree on Recruitment of Foreigners, as the tighter law with massive fines for employers could cut SMEs’ competitive advantage at a time when the economy has ...

Chinese rail workers ‘will be certified’

Two leading professional councils have said Chinese engineers and architects involved in the Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed train project will have to be tested and certified by Thai councils.The Engineers Council and Architects Council said at a press conference in Bangkok yesterday that they ...

Vietnam manufacturing PMI drops to 51.6 in May

The Nikkei Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, fell to a 14-month low of 51.6 in May from 54.1 in April. A reading above 50 indicates economic expansion, while a reading below 50 points toward contraction. “Output and new orders each rose at much ...

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