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Labour Minister Phiphat seeks to raise rural childcare subsidies
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024
Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has revealed his initiative to increase childcare subsidies for people who raise children in rural areas, aiming to increase Thailand’s population and bolster the country’s labour force.
Thailand's socioeconomic recovery from Covid-19, but poor families continue to face challenges
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023
A Unicef survey released earlier this week reveals that households in Thailand are recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic with significant improvements in jobs and income across all population groups. However, challenges remain in areas of childcare, household debt, and savings, primarily affecting the poorest families with children.
South Korea No country for working moms?
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023
Last month, the Labor Ministry launched an investigation into claims that a female software developer at Naver, the nation’s top internet firm, committed suicide after being bullied at work because she was a working mom.
Relatives shun baby boy of parents hospitalised with Covid
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021
A child under two years old, whose parents are infected with Covid-19, could not find any caregivers among relatives despite testing negative.
Childcare offer attracts workers in China’s tight labour market
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
After years of rampant growth in the manufacturing sector – which helped drive up wages and the standard of living across the country – demand for workers has been outstripping supply. Given the increasingly competitive and tight labour market, childcare is helping to give some Chinese manufacturers an edge when it comes to attracting emplo
Bt400 a month subsidy for poor mothers from October
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015
THE government has prepared Bt600 million to pay a childcare subsidy for poor mothers of children born from October 1 and urged related agencies and officials to review all steps for clarity and accuracy in this scheme. Under this subsidy project, mothers