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PUBLISHED: 14 Sep 2024 at 04: 00
The opposition has urged the government to implement its promised 600-baht minimum income and has criticized the government’s labor policy because it does not include any initiatives to improve labor skills.
During yesterday’s last day of a joint parliament sitting, Sia Jampathong, an MP from the People’s Party ( PP ), said labour was not included in the government’s 10 most urgent policies.
During the election campaign, Mr. Sia remarked that Pheu Thai’s main promises were about labor coverage. The group promised to drive for a minimum income goal of 600 rmb, a minimum wage of 25, 000 ringgit for new graduates, and different forms of labour rights protection.
He questioned whether these were merely empty vows to get votes.
” Other than the 10, 000-baht handout scheme, I have n’t seen the government fulfil any of its promises to the labour force. Are they just being considerate of entrepreneurs, or have they forgotten? Mr Sia asked.
He claimed that the present labour minister had not done anything for workers in the previous year.
Mr Sia likewise provided information showing 1, 519 companies had been closed down, resulting in 41, 103 persons losing their jobs.
Any state that has pledged to create more jobs should not be doing this. In fact, some factories have shut down and fired workers without proper payment or protection.
He also made reference to the declining number of members of labor unions and the absence of initiatives or initiatives to support organizations.
Mr. Sia questioned Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra about the promised 400 ringgit minimum wage increase, which is supposed to be applied to all regions and organizations.
The authorities blames the income committee whenever there is criticism of the fixed income. But when there is compliments, it claims it as its own achievement”, he said.
Another Women’s Party MP, Sahassawat Kumkong, claimed that the government lacked a clear plan for developing labor knowledge to help new sectors like electric vehicles, electronics, and soft power.
Without proper planning and synchronization between policies, budgets and execution, the development of employment skills was shop, leading to bulk unemployment and a reliance on experienced unusual labour, he argued.