71 - 80 of 132 results for "workers"

  1. 71. opinion | 02 May 2013

    Postbag: Asbestos lobby amazes

    Postbag

    Newspaper section: News

    » Paraphrasing from your editorial, ''Asbestos kills, that's for sure'', on April 26, the WHO says there are 125 million workers in the world exposed to asbestos and more than 107,000 people die each ye...

  2. 72. news | 03 May 2013

    Cambodia unveils Chea Vichea statue

    By AFP

    » A statue of a Cambodian union boss gunned down on a Phnom Penh street in 2004 was unveiled in a rare public recognition of a champion of workers' rights in the impoverished kingdom.

  3. 73. business | 10 Jun 2013

    Thai police accused of extorting labourers

    Newspaper section: Asia focus

    » Myanmar’s labour minister has expressed concerns about Thai policemen extorting money from workers from his country regardless of whether or not they hold legal passports.

  4. 74. news | 11 May 2013

    Work safety progress 'slow'

    KADER FACTORY FIRE

    By Penchan Charoensuthipan, Newspaper section: News

    » Little progress has been made to improve workplace safety since the Kader toy factory fire which killed 188 workers, a seminar was told yesterday.

  5. 75. news | 04 May 2013

    Migrant workers create new duties

    ABOUT Politics

    Newspaper section: News

    » Small industries and the private sector in general are still struggling to come to terms with the government's 300-baht minimum daily wage implemented nationwide on Jan 1, with many companies forced to close or cut s...

  6. 76. news | 02 May 2013

    Yingluck vows to consider labour wishlist

    By Penchan Charoensuthipan, Newspaper section: News

    » Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has pledged to review 11 demands which labour unions say are urgently needed to improve the rights and conditions of workers

  7. 77. news | 29 Apr 2013

    5 Peru balloon riders found, 2 missing at sea

    By AFP

    » Five women who were riding in a hot air balloon were rescued from the Pacific Ocean, while workers searched for two male passengers who are still missing, officials said.

  8. 78. news | 20 May 2013

    Mobiles a financial lifeline for migrants

    By AFP

    » Asia's mobile revolution is set to transform the region's financial services industry, offering a cheap way for millions of migrant workers to send money home to their families, a report said on Monday.

  9. 79. news | 16 May 2013

    First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of coronavirus: WHO

    By AFP

    » Two Saudi health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus from patients, marking the first evidence of transmission in a hospital setting, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

  10. 80. news | 02 Jun 2013

    Gang war theory in bomb blast

    By Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Newspaper section: News

    » Workers and residents near Ramkhamhaeng Soi 43/1 where a bomb exploded a week ago say the incident may have been the result of a dispute between officials and local mafia gangs who extort money from street vendors.

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