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CP Foods promises to protect workers’ rights, maintain high standards at ILO training event

Nov 19. 2020

By THE NATION

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has pledged to ensure decent work in the poultry industry and bring Thailand’s chicken processing supply chain up to international standards.

This pledge was given at the launch of the “Train the Trainer” course for poultry supply chains organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Employers’ Confederation of Thailand and Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association.

At the launching ceremony in a Bangkok hotel, Siripong Arunrattana, CPF’s chief operating officer for livestock business, accepted ILO’s MNE Declaration (Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy) from Graeme Buckley, ILO’s director for Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.

Presiding over the launch, Vice Labour Minister Surachai Chaitrakulthong said the government and Labour Ministry have enhanced focus on labour protection and human rights. The Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association and three leading companies – CPF, Betagro and Cargill – demonstrate that they have realised the importance of labour laws, the creation of decent work conditions and international standards.

Pimonrat Reephattanavijitkul, CPF’s executive vice president for human resources, said CPF has adhered to human rights principles and ensured that all workers are treated fairly and equitably, regardless of their nationality and title. CPF’s practices were also granted the Labour Ministry’s TLS 8001 standard.

Meanwhile, farmers at contracted farms have been encouraged to adopt Good Labour Practices since 2016 and are subject to annual assessment by CPF.

Once the training is complete, CPF’s trainers will employ the knowledge and international labour practices to ensure that CPF’s labour practices comply with international standards in a sustainable way.

Pimonrat added that CPF’s trainers will share their knowledge with relevant employees at four processing plants – three chicken processing plants in Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi and Minburi and a poultry processing plant in Bangkok’s Bang Na district.

The knowledge will be further extended to CPF’s animal farms and farmers to ensure that their labour treatments in CPF’s supply chain meet human rights principles.

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THAI jets home hundreds of Thais from abroad

Nov 19. 2020

By THE NATION

Thai Airways operated five repatriation flights to fly home hundreds of Thai citizens from November 8 to 13, said Sqn-Leader Aniruth Sangrit, acting executive vice president of the Operations Department at Thai International Public Co Ltd (THAI), and head of the THAI Operations Control Centre.

The flights were operated under cooperation between THAI and the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Royal Thai embassies in London, Copenhagen, Seoul and Beijing, the Royal Thai Consulate in Shanghai and the Thailand Trade and Economic office in Taipei.

Flight TG917 brought home 171 Thais in the UK from London on November 9.

Flight TG951 carried 120 Thais in Nordic countries from Copenhagen to Bangkok on November 9.

Flight TG659 flew home 87 Thais from Seoul on November 12.

Flight TG8109 brought 16 Thais in China back from Shanghai on November 12.

Flight TG633 carried 215 Thais from Taipei on November 13.

The airline also delivered cargo on round-trip flights.

“THAI is always prepared to operate special flights to fly Thais home with strict security and hygiene standards as well as Covid-19 preventive measures,” the airline said in a press statement.

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Krungsri Auto launches ‘Go’ app for car owners

Nov 18. 2020Kittiya Srisanit, head of Krungsri Auto Group, far right, at the launch event. 

By The Nation

Bank of Ayudhya’s auto-finance arm Krungsri Auto on Wednesday launched the “GO Application by Krungsri Auto” app to meet financial and lifestyle needs of car users.

The platform offers a range of services including loan application, payment by instalment, insurance and useful information and privileges for car users.

Krungsri Auto is targeting 1 million downloads by the end of 2021.

The new app “offers services and information that answer car drivers’ lifestyle needs with real-time fuel price updates and wide-ranging privileges, such as discounts and premiums from partnered brands”, said Kittiya Srisanit, head of Krungsri Auto Group.

It also provides instant access to three of Krungsri Auto’s digital products: credit appraisal for new and used cars, motorcycles and big bike financing via Krungsri Auto PromptStart; auto refinancing via Car4Cash; and Krungsri’s online motor insurance services.

The GO App is available for download on Android and iOS.