LED chief Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said her office would assist the workers in submitting requests for 21 days of unpaid wages.

This would enable them to get paid before the company pays plaintiffs in the bankruptcy, she said, adding that overdue would be paid in June and July.

She said workers could file complaints with the department in its capacity as the company’s receiver in a bid to get compensation for losing their jobs without advance notice. Labour Protection and Welfare officials, who met with LED officials yesterday, said it would provide aid to retrenched workers including legal help for anyone seeking compensation.

The department said the workers would get financial aid from the Employee Welfare Fund of up to Bt18,000, while they could also apply for unemployment benefits set at 50 per cent of their wage and payable for four months.