(File photo by Pattanapong Hirunard)Laid-off workers at a garment factory in Samut Sakhon have demanded their ex-employer speed up compensation payments after the textile company, which went bankrupt last month, said it will pay them in six months. They also urged the Employee Welfare Fund Committee to arrange for a quick disbursement of money from the fund to help the workers. Workers who had been with the company for between 20-30 years are each entitled to about 100,000 baht compensation. He noted that some employers tend to pay lay-off compensation in installments or delay the payments. Sakdina Chatkul na Ayutthaya, a labour academic, said that the Labour Ministry must press the company to pay the compensation as quickly as possible.

Source: Bangkok Post April 30, 2017 21:45 UTC