“Migrants get voice in welfare committees”, 27 Jun 2016

Companies are giving migrant workers the chance to have more representation in the companies' welfare committees so they can work with employers to improve their working conditions and welfare benefits.

Under section 96 of the Labour Protection Act, companies and enterprises are required to set up welfare committees including employees. Some have taken the progressive step of including migrant members of staff on the panels to represent their interests…

Thai Union Group Plc, Thailand’s largest seafood producer and exporter, is among companies which have migrant workers in their welfare committees…

A migrant worker who is a member of a company's welfare committee said it was helpful to bring complaints from their colleagues to monthly meetings and discuss solutions with employers...