Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat has declared his support for a campaign to improve rights protection and welfare standards for workers in Thailand’s creative industries.
The ministry is ready to step in and help address long-standing problems including unfair employment contracts, unpaid wages and excessive working hours, he said on Wednesday after a meeting with three creative industry associations.
The meeting was attended by representatives from the Thai On-Screen Actors Association, the Thai Film Directors Association and the Thai Studio Industry Promotion Association, who discussed cooperation with the ministry to improve the quality of life for workers in the creative sector.