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Migrant workers excluded from maternity leave
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
29-08-2013
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last modified
09-09-2013 19:51
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filed under:
Thailand,
migrants,
gender
In August, long time CCC partner the MAP Foundation in Thailand publicized the outrageous proposal by a senior official at the Thai Ministry of Labour. The proposal states that migrant workers should be excluded from the right to maternity leave, child allowance and unemployment benefits.
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OECD complaint after forced settlement
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Thailand,
UA-review
In 2011, 22 workers at the Mölnlycke factory were dismissed after the management accused them of “striking illegally”. The Thai Industrial Relations Committee (IRC), which looks into labour conflicts in the country, investigated the incident and concluded that the workers had to be reemployed. The case went to court after the management refused to reinstate them. In 2013 the case was settled and an OECD complaint was filed to question the outcome once more.
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Sentenced to 11 years in prison
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Thailand,
UA-review
Somyot, a Thai labour rights activist, human rights defender and magazine editor, has been in detention since April 2011 for the publication of two articles deemed insulting to the king. He was sentenced to eleven years imprisonment in January 2013, with an appeal still pending.
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Union leaders finally acquitted
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Thailand,
UA-review
In August 2009 the Bangkok police issued arrest warrants against three union activists for their role in a peaceful demonstration against the dismissal of nearly 2,000 workers at the Body Fashion Thailand factory, a wholly owned subsidiary of Triumph International. The case went on for several years until it was finally resolved in 2013, when the accused were acquitted.
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Support Somyot on Labour Day
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
01-05-2014
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last modified
01-05-2014 08:47
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filed under:
Thailand,
Somyot
Today we celebrate International Labour Day with our friends and allies from around the world. May 1st is recognised around the world as International Labour Day or International Worker's Day. We need your support to demand the immediate release of the well-known Thai human-rights activist and journalist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk. Tell Thailand's Prime Minister to free Somyot.
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Books and plastic replicas of prison food: a visit to Somyot
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by
geertjan
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published
14-11-2012
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last modified
24-04-2013 09:51
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filed under:
Thailand,
Somyot
In November, our colleague Marcella Kraay visited Somyot in prison in Thailand.
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Large public procurer in Norway publicly supports dismissed Thai workers
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by
geertjan
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published
18-10-2012
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last modified
24-04-2013 09:50
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filed under:
union,
Thailand,
dismissal,
Molnlycke
The South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, the largest public procurer in the health sector in Norway, publicly supports a number of dismissed Thai workers at Mölnlycke Health Care (Thailand) Ltd. The company which produces hospital gowns sacked 22 unionized workers in September 2011 following their participation in what the gown manufacturer describes as an 'illegal strike'.
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Brands and management fail to resolve Bratex dispute
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by
geertjan
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published
22-10-2012
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last modified
24-04-2013 09:51
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filed under:
Bratex,
Fruit of the Loom,
union,
Sri Lanka
CCC calls on Bratex management and buyers Fruit of the Loom and Viania to resolve a dispute in the factory, which has been ongoing for more than two years. Sri Lankan supplier Bratex has yet to come to an agreement with workers, meaning 31 workers remain without jobs, and workers' demands in relation to wages, bonuses and freedom of association have still not been met. The year long investigation of the Fair Labor Association FLA has failed to produce any results.
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Free Somyot! Freedom of speech is not a crime
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by
geertjan
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published
05-09-2012
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last modified
25-04-2013 13:43
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filed under:
Thailand,
Somyot,
freedom of speech
On 19 September the Thai Criminal Court will announce the date of the verdict of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, well known editor and long time labour rights activist in Thailand. He can face 30 years in prison. We need your voice again, so let it be loud!
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Don't blame the whistle-blower: Mirrai responsible for loss of orders
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by
geertjan
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published
08-08-2012
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last modified
29-04-2013 15:43
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filed under:
Sri Lanka,
union
Clean Clothes Campaign and IndustriALL reproach the Employers' Federation of Ceylon for lashing out at the trade union FTZGSEU.
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