The Ministry of Labour has agreed to provide 1.3 million baht in financial aid to JSL Global Media Co workers who were abruptly laid off without fair compensation, while the company was ordered to pay 28 million baht to its employees.
Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin on Wednesday said the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) has approved compensation for 74 laid-off employees, to be paid out from the employee welfare fund.
They are being given a rate of 30-70 times the minimum wage they were supposed to receive under the Labour Protection Act for a total of 1.31 million baht -- ranging from 9,930 to 23,170 baht each.
