"WORKFORCE"

An increasing number of job seekers are travelling abroad to work as the Covid-19 situation in Thailand has eased.

Narong Paewpolsong, secretary-general of the Office of Vocational Education Commission (OVEC), on Monday (July 13) released guidelines on the production of vocational personnel to support investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), in a bid to attract investment in industries that require skilled personnel.

Boeing said Wednesday it plans a 10 percent staff reduction - more than 14,000 jobs - as the continued grounding of its signature jet combined with a global halt in air travel saps billions from its once-profitable commercial jet division.

HSBC Holdings may eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive, according to a Financial Times report that signalled Europe may bear the brunt of the initiative.

THE GOVERNMENT’S Thailand 4.0 economic model envisions the transformation of the country into a digitalisation-driven economy centred on innovation and knowledge.

In a massive restructuring, US auto giant General Motors announced Monday it will cut 15 percent of its workforce to save $6 billion and adapt to "changing market conditions."

A coalition of major tech companies has pledged to develop digital skills for the Asean workforce.

Hanoi – New technology could mean 28 million jobs being lost in the Asean region.

DISRUPTIVE digital and related technologies are transforming the workforce in Thailand and other countries in an unprecedented way with workplace and workers’ expectations shifting to a new paradigm, according to a new survey of US-based Cisco Systems.

There are two main reasons as to why Presidential Regulation No. 20/2018 on the employment of foreign workers, which will become effective in early July, has stirred widespread uproar.

Thailand is getting richer because the labour force is working harder, not necessarily smarter, a seminar was told yesterday.

JAKARTA - Improving productivity and competitiveness is at the heart of Nawacita, the nine-point development agenda of the Joko “Jokowi” Widodo government. However, while a strong focus on the economy, and infrastructure is evident, a lack of attention to