2024-03-25 04:29:58
Minister of Labor Clarified that Italian-Thai has gradually paid 30 million baht to employees, a total of 6,626 people, expecting 100% payment within April 2024, while the company admits to lack of financial liquidity. Expedite corrective action
March 25, 2024 Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn Minister of Labor Revealing the latest developments in helping employeesItalian-Thai Development Public Company Limited that
On March 21st Labor inspector invited company representatives Come meet at the Labor Protection and Welfare Office, Bangkok Area 5, to provide facts and discuss together the problem of unpaid wages. It has been assigned to Mr. Aree Krainara Secretary to the Minister of Labor Please join in the discussion.
From talking with company representatives, it is true that The company has a total of 20,188 employees and has construction projects spread across many provinces throughout Thailand, totaling 115 projects. In case of problems occurring The company admits that this is due to lack of financial liquidity. Which is currently in the process of solving the problem by applying for loans or borrowing money from various financial institutions in order to circulate money within the company.
Currently, there are 79 financial institutions supporting the company’s projects, making it possible to pay wages to employees as usual.
For the remaining 36 projects, including the company’s main office, we are in the process of coordinating with financial institutions to provide support. Company representatives expect that they will be able to pay wages to employees as usual around April 2024.
In this regard, after ordering labor inspectors throughout the country to inspect construction sites affiliated with Italian-Thai Company, it was found that in many projects in many provinces they had begun to gradually pay outstanding wages. The employees are already receiving their normal wages.
There are 6,626 employees with both Thai nationality and migrant workers, including employees in Rayong, Pathum Thani, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima and the areas of responsibility of the Bangkok Labor Protection and Welfare Office, Area 1 and Area 3, for a total of more than 30 million baht.
Mrs. Sopa Kiatniracha Director GeneralDepartment of Labor Protection and Welfare (Department of Labor Protection and Welfare) Added that Department of Labor Protection and Welfare Has taken steps to provide assistance to employees of Italian-Thai Company. Including subcontracted employees
fully according to authority and duties In many areas, Kor. 7 petitions have been accepted and orders have been issued for employers to pay wages to employees.
However, it has been emphasized to labor inspectors in areas where employees have not yet received accrued wages to closely monitor the situation and urge employers to expedite action within the time frame agreed upon with employees.
The Department of Labor Protection and Welfare is responsible for providing protection to all workers under the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541.
Based on past performance results, in fiscal year 2023, the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare has helped 19,832 employees in business establishments across the country receive benefits according to the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541. Employees receive benefits in the form of money. Total 1,912,298,148.01 baht
Classified by type of request, the first 5 are:
1) Wages
2) Termination compensation
3) Wages in lieu of advance notice
4) Overtime pay and
5) Holiday work allowance
And it was found that Thai nationality workers submitted the most complaints (Kor. 7), followed by Myanmar, Cambodian, and Lao nationality workers, respectively.
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