Issue06 : 23 June 2014
The DITP, in conjunction with Charoen Pokphand Food (CPF) and the private sector, has responded to rising concerns over the abuse of labour rights in Thai fisheries – particularly ...
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The golden period for Thailand’s footwear industry was between 1985 and 1995, Juntanapornchai explains. Since then it has lost out to the cheaper labour costs in other regional countries, such as Vietnam, ...
... leather goods exported last year reached US$1.7 billion. According to Lertruangpunyavut the majority came from exotic leather goods.
“We have materials, skilled labour, and designers,” he says. “I think ...