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  • Bangkok NewsCrane rips roof off truck transporting migrant workers in Bangkok, injuring 9
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:52, 08 October 2020
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    Crane rips roof off truck transporting migrant workers in Bangkok, injuring 9

    9 migrant workers have been injured after a passing crane tore the roof off their truck on Bangkok’s Wireless Road. The incident occurred near the Japanese Embassy at around 9.30pm last night. Police and rescue workers who arrived at the scene found a 6-wheeler truck with its roof completely ripped off by a crane. Nation Thailand reports that, according to…

  • Thailand NewsThai sex workers push for prostitution decriminalisation
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 10:20, 23 September 2020
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    Thai sex workers push for prostitution decriminalisation

    “The Royal Thai Police says just last year more than 24,000 people were arrested.” Prostitution could become further decriminalised in Thailand. A petition is being passed around calling on the government to stop arresting and fining sex workers. The Empower Foundation, which supports sex worker, is trying to collect 10,000 signatures before they send it to parliament. ‘EMPOWER’, aka. the…

  • Economy NewsLaid off workers ask for financial assistance after Thai Airways’ flight suspension
    ThaigerPublished: 14:05, 18 September 2020
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    Laid off workers ask for financial assistance after Thai Airways’ flight suspension

    Almost 2,600 laid off employees of the Thai Airways subsidiary company Wingspan have filed complaints with PM Prayut asking for financial assistance. The State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation stated that the company had let go the employees as of September 1 due to THAI flights being suspended since the end of March this year. The complaints of the sacked workers…

  • Northern Thailand News12 workers injured as tunnel collapses in north-eastern Thailand
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:01, 06 September 2020
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    12 workers injured as tunnel collapses in north-eastern Thailand

    A tunnel under construction in the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima has collapsed, injuring 12 workers. The tunnel is an underpass running below the Map Kabao-Jira Junction dual railway track. The underpass was bring constructed by the Italian-Thai company. According to the Bangkok Post, the scaffolding being used gave way due to concrete being poured unevenly, creating too heavy a…

  • Phuket NewsDozens of Burmese, Thai workers demand back pay, benefits in Phuket
    ThaigerPublished: 16:05, 05 August 2020
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    Dozens of Burmese, Thai workers demand back pay, benefits in Phuket

    An estimated 100 Burmese and Thai workers went to Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday to report their employer for not paying them for 3 months, and to try and get some clarity if they still have jobs. They filed their complaint with the ombudsman’s office and the Labour Protection Social Security Office. 27 year old Burmese national Min Thu Khu explained…

  • World NewsHong Kong reverses daytime ban on restaurant dining after workers forced to eat in the street
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:14, 31 July 2020
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    Hong Kong reverses daytime ban on restaurant dining after workers forced to eat in the street

    Hong Kong officials are rowing back on a decision to extend a ban on restaurant dining to daytime hours and will now allow tables of up to 2, until 6pm. The move comes after photos went viral of workers having to balance takeaway boxes on the backs of cars, or on narrow ledges along the side of buildings. Some were…

  • Covid-19 NewsHealth officials highlight “second wave” risk posed by migrant workers
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:02, 30 July 2020
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    Health officials highlight “second wave” risk posed by migrant workers

    Following on the Thai government’s announcement that it will grant entry to several other categories of foreigners, the Public Health Ministry is highlighting the risk posed by migrant workers, in particular those entering the country illegally. The government is preparing special “migrant quarantine” facilities to house labourers coming in from neighbouring countries. However, the deputy director-general of the Disease Control…

  • Covid-19 NewsIllegal migrants workers bring fears of new Covid infections
    ThaigerPublished: 09:03, 07 July 2020
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    Illegal migrants workers bring fears of new Covid infections

    After more than 3,000 illegal migrant workers were caught trying to enter Thailand, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is warning that there is still a risk of new infections. CCSA spokesperson Dr. Taweesilp Visanuyothin says most of them have been detained and many have been sent back to their own countries but because they actually made it into the Kingdom,…

  • Northern Thailand News31 illegal Cambodian migrant workers apprehended in border town
    ThaigerPublished: 11:13, 21 June 2020
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    31 illegal Cambodian migrant workers apprehended in border town

    Thai immigration authorities arrested 3 Thais and 31 illegal Cambodian migrants travelling in 3 pickup trucks in Sa Kaeo, about 200 kilometres east of Bangkok, near the Cambodian border yesterday morning. 4 other vehicles managed to evade officials. The Thais stand charged with assisting illegal migrant workers. They have been identified as 39 year old driver Yotha Nadkhiew, 42 year old…

  • Crime NewsCarpenter killed at migrant workers’ camp
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:24, 04 June 2020
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    Carpenter killed at migrant workers’ camp

    A Burmese carpenter was killed early yesterday morning at a central Thailand workers’ camp which houses hundreds of migrant workers. 32 year old Thein Tun, was stabbed multiple times and was dead by the time police arrived at the Sino-Thai Engineering camp in the Samut Prakan province, just south of Bangkok. Police found a knife but are still looking for possible…

  • Covid-19 NewsGovernment says Cambodian workers should remain in Thailand during Covid-19
    Maya TaylorPublished: 11:57, 04 June 2020
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    Government says Cambodian workers should remain in Thailand during Covid-19

    The director general of Thailand’s Employment Department, Suchart Phonchaiwisetkun, says Cambodian labourers should remain in Thailand while the fight against the Covid-19 goes on in the region. He was speaking following a meeting with the the Cambodian Ambassador, Ouk Sorphorn, where they discussed how Thailand would deal with its migrant workforce during the pandemic. According to a report in Nation…

  • World NewsCentral Thailand prepares for return of thousands of Burmese workers
    Maya TaylorPublished: 14:23, 27 May 2020
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    Central Thailand prepares for return of thousands of Burmese workers

    The central province of Samut Sakhon is preparing for the return of over 5,000 migrant labourers from Myanmar over the next month. The workers had returned to their home country to obtain the required paperwork and officials now say their employers must take responsibility for their quarantine. Employers are being asked to arrange accommodation to house the workers for the…

  • Chiang Mai NewsWorkers claim Chiang Mai’s Dhara Dhevi resort owes 10 million baht in unpaid wages
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:07, 15 May 2020
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    Workers claim Chiang Mai’s Dhara Dhevi resort owes 10 million baht in unpaid wages

    A group of 70 workers, representing over 200 employees at a luxury resort in northern Thailand, have filed an official complaint with Chiang Mai’s Department of Labour and Welfare, claiming they have not been paid for 4 months. Thai Residents reports that the workers are all from the 5 star Dhara Dhevi resort in Chiang Mai, which closed its doors…

  • World NewsCovid-19 hotline for forgotten migrant workers
    ThaigerPublished: 08:34, 07 May 2020
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    Covid-19 hotline for forgotten migrant workers

    45 year old Maw la Myine is from Myanmar and works for NGO Thai Raks, educating his community about public health issues such as HIV and TB. And now, Covid-19. Maw has a gift for languages, having been a volunteer Mon language teacher to children at home. His ability to speak Thai led to him becoming a translator, liaising between…

  • Covid-19 NewsConcerns in Pattaya over packed trucks transporting construction workers
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:51, 06 May 2020
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    Concerns in Pattaya over packed trucks transporting construction workers

    Whilst Thailand’s residents are being told to ensure appropriate social distancing in all circumstances as the country slowly re-opens businesses, Pattaya residents have shared their concern about the conditions local construction workers are being transported, saying there is no social distancing being observed at all. The Pattaya News reports that it has received photos of workers crammed onto packed trucks…

  • World NewsMalaysian authorities round up migrant workers over Covid-19 fears
    ThaigerPublished: 10:47, 02 May 2020
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    Malaysian authorities round up migrant workers over Covid-19 fears

    After the recent debacle in neighbouring Singapore, Malaysian authorities are locating undocumented migrants to contain potential spread of Covid-19. Already around 700 migrants and refugees have been detained in the capital Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia does not formally recognise refugees, regarding them as illegal migrants. Singapore’s recent surge in Covid-19 case numbers has been mainly from migrant workers living in cramped…

  • Covid-19 NewsMigrant workers arrested in Bangkok for working through curfew
    Maya TaylorPublished: 10:29, 24 April 2020
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    Migrant workers arrested in Bangkok for working through curfew

    Bangkok police have arrested 15 migrant workers accused of violating the emergency decree by working during curfew hours (10pm – 4am). Khaosod English reports that the construction workers were stopped at a checkpoint on the Bangna-Trad road as they were making their way home from having worked overtime on the Yellow Line monorail project. Their employer, Ploichanok Sirowet, disputes the…

  • Covid-19 News320,000 of Singapore’s migrant workers living in Covid-19 limbo
    ThaigerPublished: 09:26, 24 April 2020
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    320,000 of Singapore’s migrant workers living in Covid-19 limbo

    As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps the world, some countries are faring better than others. Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and as late as March, Singapore, had all been hailed for using the hard-won lessons of the 2003-04 SARS outbreak to combat the new virus, a relative of SARS. For Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong, the story might well have been one…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai companies urged to tighten up Covid-19 measures for migrant workers
    AnukulPublished: 16:45, 22 April 2020
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    Thai companies urged to tighten up Covid-19 measures for migrant workers

    The Director General of the Department of Employment Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul says that he has sent an urgent letter to companies asking them to ensure stricter disease control measures for migrant workers from neighbouring countries. The letter follows a serious outbreak of more than 7,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among migrant workers living in cramped conditions in Singapore. “The Centre for…

  • Covid-19 NewsTAT and Michelin Guide team up to deliver thanks to healthcare workers
    Sean KellyPublished: 17:23, 17 April 2020
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    TAT and Michelin Guide team up to deliver thanks to healthcare workers

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand and the local Michelin Guide are coming together to support local restaurants while offering “gratitude and thanks” to first responders in the healthcare field for being so vigilant during the Covid-19 global pandemic. The corporate duo will deliver a total of 1,800 food boxes from 18 Michelin starred restaurants from Bib Gourmand and The Plate…

  • Covid-19 News80 Thai health workers confirmed with Covid-19 virus
    AnukulPublished: 17:23, 09 April 2020
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    80 Thai health workers confirmed with Covid-19 virus

    A spokesman for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin reported that the coronavirus crisis has taken a grave toll on the country’s medical staff, with 80 infected so far by the virus since January. Coronavirus among medical staff has now accounted for 3.4 % of the total 2,258 confirmed cases in Thailand. Of the 80 confirmed…

  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket migrant workers permitted to return home
    Sean KellyPublished: 17:06, 08 April 2020
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    Phuket migrant workers permitted to return home

    Some migrant workers were allowed to leave Phuket to return to their homes yesterday, as the provincial administration agreed to temporarily lift the travel ban so they could rejoin their families. One worker who hails from the nearby province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, told Thai PBS that he has been out of work for 2 months, and his family could…

  • Covid-19 NewsGovernment doubles cash stimulus period for informal workers
    ThaigerPublished: 11:00, 08 April 2020
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    Government doubles cash stimulus period for informal workers

    The Thai government is doubling the period of monthly cash handouts for “informal workers,” from 3 months to 6. Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana made the announcement after yesterday’s weekly Cabinet meeting. The government initially only planned to provide cash to 3 million people for 3 months. The new stimulus marks a huge investment by the Thai government to keep the…

  • Covid-19 News51 new virus cases nationwide, infections among health workers rise
    ThaigerPublished: 14:54, 06 April 2020
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    51 new virus cases nationwide, infections among health workers rise

    New confirmed cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Thailand fell to only 51 today, the lowest number in weeks. Sadly, the new cases include 13 health workers. The number had trended steadily down until yesterday, when it shot back above 100. 3 additional deaths were also reported today. Total confirmed infections in the country now stand at 2,220, the cumulative…

  • Covid-19 NewsStranded migrant workers can stay and work in Thailand, for now
    AnukulPublished: 20:33, 01 April 2020
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    Stranded migrant workers can stay and work in Thailand, for now

    Today the Thai Labour Ministy is allowing stranded workers from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar to stay and work beyond the expiration date of their work permits, due to the recent closure of their borders. Labour Minister Mom Ratchawongse Chatumongol Sonakul says that the migrant workers are allowed to continue with their work until the borders reopen. “This decision will benefit…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai government screws sex workers over 5,000 baht stimulus
    ThaigerPublished: 12:02, 01 April 2020
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    Thai government screws sex workers over 5,000 baht stimulus

    Thousands of Thai sex workers, estimated to be around 300,000, mostly out of work due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, will receive no labour protection from the government. Empower Foundation, an organisation for the rights and opportunities for sex workers across Thailand, has sent a letter to the government pleading for help. “Many are mothers and main family providers and…

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus infections rise among Thai health workers
    ThaigerPublished: 09:42, 30 March 2020
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    Coronavirus infections rise among Thai health workers

    Infections of the Covid-19 coronavirus among doctors, nurses and other staff on the front-line of the battle against the disease are causing concerns. Yesterday the Thai Health Department announced 143 new infections bringing the total in Thailand to 1,388 since the outbreak began in January. The number of newly infected health department personnel was 8. Doctors, nurses and other staff…

  • Covid-19 News5000 baht per month for “informal” Thai workers
    ThaigerPublished: 09:21, 25 March 2020
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    5000 baht per month for “informal” Thai workers

    Informal workers, meaning temporary workers, contractors and the self-employed will be able to claim 5000 baht in government assistance per month during the Covid-19 Coronavirus crisis, which has already closed untold thousands of businesses, even before yesterday’s announcement of a state of emergency. The program and payments begin on April 1. Workers must be Thai nationals and register with either The…

  • Covid-19 NewsBye bye Bangkok, 1000s of workers head home
    ThaigerPublished: 07:49, 23 March 2020
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    Bye bye Bangkok, 1000s of workers head home

    The Thai PM was asked over the weekend if there would be additional measures to tackle the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. He replied “We’re working on it.” Bangkok’s lockdown-you-have-when-you’re-not-having-a-lockdown, is pushing 1,000s of casual and migrant workers out of the city ‘up country’ as Bangkok shutters many of its businesses. Many are heading home to Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos…

  • Covid-19 News80 Thai workers returning from South Korea escape airport, search underway
    ThaigerPublished: 16:47, 08 March 2020
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    80 Thai workers returning from South Korea escape airport, search underway

    Thai media report that some 80 Thai nationals, out of a total of 200 who arrived at Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday on four flights after returning from working illegally in South Korea, have fled. Authorities are urgently searching for the 80, who escaped from a restricted area as they were about to be escorted to a naval base in Chon…