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  • Bangkok NewsBangkok expo planned to fill 1 million job vacancies

    Bangkok expo planned to fill 1 million job vacancies

    Thailand has a lot of job opportunities. About a million. The Labour Ministry is hosting an expo to connect job seekers, especially recent university graduates, with companies. For recent graduates, a new government initiative co-payment system will take care of half the salary. Job Expo Thailand 2020 will run from September 26 to 28 at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre,…

  • World NewsFishermen abuse and slavery cases solved “off-the-record”

    Fishermen abuse and slavery cases solved “off-the-record”

    Many cases of alleged abuse and slavery at sea are not being reported to the Thailand government. The Thomson Reuters Foundation did an analysis on the claims of slavery and abuse on Thai fishing boats and found that the majority of complaints are not documented with labour ministry officials who solve issues “off-the-record”. Many fisherman agree to mediation because they…