53 Myanmar migrants found hiding in a vegetable truck
A TEAM of soldiers and policemen were stunned to discover there were 53 Myanmar migrant workers hiding in a vegetable truck heading from Mae Sot border point to Bangkok, Amarin TV said today (Aug. 4). Acting on a tip-off that this six-wheel truck will be carrying illegal migrants further inland, soldiers from Rachamanu Task […]
Read MoreTesco facing legal claim over worker conditions at Thai clothing factory
By Reuters and published by CNA London – Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, is facing legal action from a group of migrant workers from Myanmar, alleging dire working conditions at a Thai factory which made clothes for the group’s F&F range. Law firm Leigh Day said 130 migrant workers are bringing a legal claim against […]
Read More95 illegal Myanmar migrants caught sneaking into Thailand
KANCHANABURI police supported by soldiers rounded up 95 illegal migrants from last night to early this morning (Sept. 28) after they had sneaked in from Myanmar and were being taken for jobs in Bangkok, Rayong, Samut Sakhon and within Kanchanaburi itself with each of them having paid 15,000-30,000 baht to the smugglers, Naewna newspaper said […]
Read MorePM sets 2-month deadline to send Thai workers to Saudi Arabia
UPON returning from a visit to Saudi Arabia as a guest of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud Prime Minister Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Jan. 27) ordered the Labour Ministry to expedite the recruitment of Thai workers to go work there setting a two-month deadline for concrete results, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Thanakorn […]
Read MoreThailand plans to reopen borders to foreign workers amid shortage
By Reuters staff, published by Channel NewsAsia THAILAND plans to reopen its borders to workers from neighbouring Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, a government official said today (Nov 9), in a bid to ease a labour shortage that is hurting its export and tourism-dependent economy. Pairote Chotikasathien, from the Ministry of Labour, said the rules […]
Read MoreAlmost 200 illegal migrant workers crossed over in one day
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said today (Sept. 29) that as many as 198 illegal migrant workers slipped across the border yesterday and so far 10 people who did so were found to be infected with Covid-19, TV Channel 7 said. Of these 198 illegal aliens 102 came from Myanmar, 43 from Cambodia, […]
Read MoreThailand logs 21,379 Covid cases as almost 2,000 transport workers fell sick
THAILAND posted the highest single day total of 21,379 new Covid-19 cases and 191 deaths today (August 6) with the Transport Ministry also reporting that 1,943 employees got infected from March 2020 onwards, Sanook.com and TV Channel 7 said. Of the large number of new cases, 20,895 were among the general public and 484 […]
Read MoreFake ambulance held with illegal Covid-infected Cambodian workers
A VILLAGE headman in Chanthaburi province helped seize a van disguised as an ambulance that was smuggling 14 illegal Cambodians from the border with five of them later found to be infected with coronavirus, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (July 14). The bogus emergency vehicle had passed several checkpoints before being caught at […]
Read More31 workers hospitalised after factory sprays strong disinfectant
AS MANY AS 31 workers at a factory in Ayutthaya province were rushed to the hospital this morning (July 12) after some of them fainted from fumes of too strong disinfectant sprayed in the complex to prevent the spread of coronavirus, TV Channel 7 said. Initially it was feared that a chemical leak had led […]
Read MoreSix years a slave: Indian farm workers exploited in Italy
By AFP, published by The Straits Times Sabaudia, Italy – When Mr Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word “macello”, which roughly translates as “mess” – but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured. For six years, he lived in what can only […]
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