Department of Welfare Order carpeting to inspect the construction site. Accelerate to help Italian-Thai employees

Bangkok, Department of Labor Protection and Welfare Command operational units Laying out carpets to inspect construction sites of Italian-Thai companies throughout the country. Accelerate to help employees receive wages. Mrs. Sopa Kiatniracha, Director-General of the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare (DLA), spoke about the case of employees of Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited joining together to demand that the company Pay accrued wages From the inspection, it was found that Such a company Its head office is located in Huai Khwang District, Bangkok, with branch offices and 25 construction projects throughout the country. and has a total of more than 20,000 employees, of which approximately 3,000-4,000 are migrant workers. Labor inspectors Bangkok Labor Protection and Welfare Office Area 5, which oversees the area where Italian-Thai Company's head office is located. An investigation was conducted against the employer's representative, admitting that the company had paid wages for Dec ember 2023 and January 2024 to employees in full. And there are still wages owed for February to employees in some agencies. However, he has ordered labor inspectors throughout the country. Accelerate the verification of information by inspecting construction sites affiliated with Italian-Thai companies throughout the country. Especially large construction sites in industrial areas. along with closely monitoring and monitoring the situation Currently, operational units in many provinces have issued letters inviting employers to meet with officials to further investigate the matter. Ms. Kanchana Poolkaew, Deputy Director-General of the Labor Protection and Welfare Department, in charge of overseeing labor protection work, added that the Labor Protection and Welfare Department provides protection to all workers under Labor Protection Act B.E. 2541 (1998) equally for Thai workers. or migrant workers If unfairness is not received, the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare is willing to provide full assistan ce. In this case, emphasis was placed on the labor inspectors in the operational unit to expedite the inspection. As well as integrating work with agencies under the Ministry of Labor in the area to provide assistance to employees according to the authority and duties of each agency. In the case where it is found that the company There is still arrears of wages to be issued. and help employees receive wages according to law and if the arrears of wages that affect many employees Let labor inspectors provide convenience to employees outside of the workplace. Ready to expedite the process with speed, transparency and fully explain the rights of employees. While the Stock Exchange of Thailand Still has the SP sign prohibiting trading in shares of Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited (ITD) due to failure to submit consolidated and separate financial statements. For the year ending December 31, 2023, ITD reasons that because some information is currently undergoing the company's operations. and the audi tor must take another period of time to audit. To ensure that the financial statements are accurate, complete and reliable. The company therefore announced a delay in submitting the annual financial statements. And it is expected that the financial statements can be submitted within March 29, 2024. The financial statements for 9 months (Jan.-Sept.) of 2023 have total assets of 119,373.34 million baht, total liabilities of 107,604.88 million baht, net profit of 379.05. Million baht In this regard, ITD faces severe liquidity problems. It comes from the company investing abroad. But the project did not go as planned. and faced the problem of continuous accumulated losses until unable to pay the money as scheduled to the subcontractor (subcontractor) suppliers and employees and construction workers Until causing a gathering of workers to protest. Source: Thai News Agency