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The Department of Employment has been ordered to speed up the investigation into sex-trafficking cases after a Thai woman was rescued from a tricky situation in Dubai earlier this week.

A Thai woman was plucked to safety from Dubai on Tuesday after falling into the hands of sex traffickers. The unnamed woman had sent out an SOS via social media on Sunday after realising she had been tricked with an offer of a legitimate massage job in the United Arab Emirates.

Representatives of the Labour Network for People’s Rights met with Labour Minister Suchat Chomklin on Thursday to discuss measures to help workers suffering hardship from the Covid-19 crisis.

Khetrat Laothamatas, party-list MP and spokesperson for Action Coalition for Thailand, called on the party’s administrative committee on Thursday (July 23) to consider his father Anek Laothamatas as a potential candidate for the labour minister’s post.

The Action Coalition for Thailand Party elected secretary-general Taweesak Na Takuatung as party leader, replacing Labour Minister MR Chatumongol Sonakul who resigned recently.

Labour Minister MR Chatumongol Sonakul has quit the Action Coalition for Thailand Party but has not resigned as minister yet, party spokesman Khetrat Laothammathas said on Tuesday (June 16).

Labour Minister Chatu Mongol Sonakul on Wednesday (March 11) asked illegal Thai workers who have returned from South Korea to present themselves before the relevant officers to be briefed on monitoring procedures in the places provided by the government, as well as know about their right to work in South Korea again.

Labour Minister Pol Gen Adul Saengsingkaew is believed to have resigned from the ministry to join the junta-appointed Senate.

The Labour Minister, Pol General Adul Sangsingkeo, has instructed officials to be stricter in intercepting “little ghost” Thai workers who aim to work illegally in South Korea.

THE LABOUR MINISTER recently met with fisheries-related agencies and representatives of fishermen ahead of Thailand’s January 30 submission to become the first Asian nation to ratify the C188 Work in Fishing Convention despite protests from some in the industry.

LABOUR MINISTER Pol General Adul Sangsingkeo last week visited Moshav, a cooperative farming community in Israel, and threatened to send back Thai workers found to be dependent on alcohol and drugs. He also urged Thais in the town, which is near the Gaza Strip, to be cautious as the area is conflict-ridden.

THE GOVERNMENT is focusing on technological enhancement to drive development, Labour Minister Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew said at the opening ceremony of the 2nd TVET (technical and vocational education and training) Forum in Bangkok yesterday.