A group of labour activists yesterday called on the government to speed up
compensation to more than 1,300 factory workers who lost their jobs in
March.
The demand was part of their rally outside Government House to mark
"Decent Work Day" in their campaign for better work, a living wage, a safe
workplace, and other conditions.
The rally was held by the Labour Network for People's Rights and the
labour union of Triumph International (Thailand).
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In a letter to the government, the activists asked the government to set
aside a portion of the budget to compensate 1,388 workers of a clothing
and underwear factory who lost their jobs early this year.
The compensation was estimated at 242.6 million baht.
According to the activists, the compensation was overdue and the
government should intervene by paying the laid-off workers and collecting
the money from the firm, Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Co.
They said the workers lost their jobs and their plight was made worse by
the Covid-19 pandemic.
They turned up for work at their factory in Samut Prakan's Bang Sao
Thong district on March 11 only to find it had been permanently closed.
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