Thai textile factory ordered to pay 19 million baht in overdue wages to workers

[webfact]

 

Textile factory workers in Thailand’s central Samut Prakan province are set to receive 19.33 million baht in unpaid wages, plus 15% interest, after labour authorities intervened on their behalf. The factory operator has been ordered to expedite the payment process for approximately 109 workers who had not received their full wages between July 2020 and April this year.

 

These workers are part of a group of 115 employees who filed complaints with labour inspectors, claiming they were only partially paid by their employer. The employer also refused to lay them off, which would have entitled them to full severance pay, according to Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin. Among the complainants are two individuals who were due to retire and should have received 354,433 baht in compensation.

 

The issue came to light when the affected employees staged a protest outside Samut Prakan’s City Hall, urging the provincial governor to help them secure their unpaid wages. The factory’s business was negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, leading to reduced working days and partial payment of wages, as reported by local labour authorities following an investigation.

The textile factory, located in Phra Samut Chedi district, was forced to shut down on April 18 after its electricity supply was disconnected due to unpaid bills.

 

by Mitch Connor

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[edwinchester]

Ordering the employer to pay arrears to employee's is one thing. The employee's actually receiving said arrears is an entirely different matter. The firm failing to pay it's electric bill and shutting down in April indicates they lack the cash required to keep going so hard to see where 19,000,000 bht is coming from.

[worgeordie]

They are not going to see any money ,,,,the owners may have money,

but they are not going to hand any over, may just move to Cambodia

or Vietnam and start over , or just go bankrupt  

 

regards worgeordie

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The textile factory, located in Phra Samut Chedi district, was forced to shut down on April 18 after its electricity supply was disconnected due to unpaid bills.

Doesn't bode well for the workers...