Thailand denies labour abuses after IndustriALL Union complaint

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Reuters

Thailand's military government on Wednesday defended its labour record after a global labour union with 50 million members filed a complaint against the country.

The complaint by the union IndustriALL was filed at the International Labour Organization in Geneva on Tuesday, with details of 18 cases of worker and labour abuses.

It also accused the Thai government of failing to protect its workforce of 39 million people.

Sansern Kaewkamnerd, a spokesman for the prime minister's office, said the complaint was not true.

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[uawchild]

1. Unions are our only hope

Labor organization and unions are our only hope to turn back the hellish tide of "globalization" and "free trade", both of which exploit desperate third and second world workers while destroying our economy here at home. Can anyone tell me how the TPP trade agreement is supposed to help this mess?