Thailand (The Kingdom of): Labour market governance and working conditions

April 2009
- ILO celebrates 90 years of campaigning for social justice with high-level Bangkok event
  16 April 2009 - The ILO will mark its 90th anniversary with a world-wide series of activities, including a high-level event with the Thai Prime Minister in Bangkok, the ILO’s headquarters in Asia and the Pacific. (Press release)
February 2009
- ILO-Thai Trade Unions discuss effective responses to the global economic crisis
  12 February 2009 - The ILO recently organized the ILO/Thai Trade Unions High-Level Workshop on Effective Trade Union Responses to the Global Economic Crisis in Bangkok for 50 participants comprising of labour leaders, union members and unionists. (Press release)
October 2008
- ILO Mekong Sub-regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
  The project (which closed in October 2008) worked to prevent human trafficking and combat labour exploitation in the countries of the Mekong region. (Project)
- ASEAN-ILO/Japan Industrial Relations Project
  The project, which is being implemented jointly by the ASEAN Secretariat and the ILO, aims to improve industrial relations in the ASEAN countries. (Project)
- Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2008: driving competitiveness and prosperity with decent work - [pdf 955 KB]
  20 October 2008 - The fourth issue of the Labour and Social Trends series once again focuses on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The report presents an update in major trends in employment and social conditions and looks ahead to 2015 with informed projections, likely scenarios and their policy implications. (Report)
April 2008
- BANGKOK
  Minister of Labour to open exhibition celebrating Thai workers' lives
  25 April 2008 - A photo exhibition celebrating the lives of Thai working people opened by the Thai Minister of Labour H.E. Ms Uraiwan Thienthong at CentralWorld on Monday 28 April 2008 at 2 pm. (Press release)
- BANGKOK
  Thai workers lives celebrated in new photo exhibition
  21 April 2008 - A photo exhibition celebrating the lives of Thai working people will open at CentralWorld on Monday 28th April 2008 at 2 pm. (Press release)
January 2008
- BANGKOK
  Global Employment Trends 2008
  23 January 2008 - Development in South-East Asia and the Pacific has been less impressive than elsewhere in Asia and the region faces some pressing challenges, notably the problems of young people looking for work, according to the ILO’s 2008 Global Employment Trends (GET). (Press release)
- The ILO in Viet Nam - [pdf 20 KB]
  01 January 2008 - In Viet Nam, a National Cooperation Framework on Promoting Decent Work (2006 – 2010) was signed by the ILO and its constituents on 12 July 2006. It sets out a strategic framework within which the Government and employers’ and workers’ organizations agree to work in partnership towards achieving the goal of decent work for all in Viet Nam. ... (Brochure)
September 2007
- BANGKOK
  Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) in South-East Asia
  03 September 2007 - Labour productivity in South-East Asia and the Pacific[1] is “stagnant” compared to the rest of Asia , and not enough employment opportunities are being created, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in a new report published today. (Press release)
June 2007
- GENEVE
  Almost half of Thai workers are putting in 'excessive' hours, New ILO stufy finds
  08 June 2007 - Nearly a century after adopting its first international standard on working time, a new study by the International Labour Office estimates that one in five workers around the world – or over 600 million persons – are still working more than 48 hours a week, often merely to make ends meet. (Press release)
March 2007
- 13-15 March 2007, Bangkok, Thailand
  East Asian Industrial Relations Network National Experts Workshop
  Workshop aimed at creating a powerful tool for mutual learning and sharing of unique industrial relations experiences among countries in East Asia (ASEAN plus China, Japan and the Republic of Korea). (Workshop)
- Thai families are struggling to care for families and earn a decent living - says new ILO report
  08 March 2007 - A new ILO report shows that low-income workers in Thailand are earning less and working longer hours than before. (Press release)
January 2007
- Bangkok
  Thailand labour market indicators 1990-2004 - [pdf 1143 KB]
  01 January 2007 - Labour market indicators for Thailand. It offers estimates of the Thai Labour force 1990-2004. (Book)
August 2006
- Bangkok
  Opening Address to the National Tripartite Workshop on Labour Relations in Middle-Income Growth Economies - Exchanging Experiences Between Thailand and South Africa
  10 August 2006 - by Ms Christine Evans-Klock, Director of ILO Sub-Regional Office for East Asia (Statement)
January 1994
- Bangkok
  Improving labour and social statistics in Thailand
  01 January 1994 - Reviews the existing system of labour and social statistics in Thailand and presents recommendations for their improvement. (Publication)
- 4-7 November 2003, Bangkok
  Sub-Regional Meeting on Labour Market Information
  East Asian subregional meeting on labour market information (Event)
- 10-13 February 2004, Bangkok
  Sub-Regional Meeting on Labour Market Information
  East Asian subregional meeting on labour market information (Event)