Demands

Results

•1.       Bonuses of 2.5 times salary for all workers without classification.

The company agreed to pay bonuses due in April 2008 for production workers or ‘operators' with ‘D' evaluation and above at least one time the salary, and for workers with ‘A' evaluation at least 1.5 times the salary, based on the current method of calculation.

For bonuses due in December 2008, both sides will have a joint consideration by October 2008.

For other employees, the company will adhere to the current practice.

•2.       Increase of daily petrol allowance from 20 to 50 baht.

Settled on Dec 26, the increased amount will be 35 baht.

•3.       20% increase in daily wages and monthly salaries, and additional increases in accordance with raises in the minimum wage set by the government.

The increment of the official minimum wage set by the Labour Ministry will be added to the daily wages for daily-waged workers.

Monthly-salaried workers will receive the increment times 30 days added to their salaries, and their pay rise will also be based on the company's yearly turnover of the previous year, effective on Jan 1, 2009.

•4.       Change of status of workers with at least 3 years service to that of monthly-salaried workers.

Daily-waged workers with at least 5 years employment will receive monthly salaries.

Those who have worked since before March 21, 2003, will receive monthly salaries starting from April 2008.

Those who have worked since March 21, 2003, will have to pass the evaluations set by the company twice a year, April and October, to receive monthly salaries.

•5.       Health care extension to cover parents, spouses, children and 3 siblings.

Settled on Dec 26, 2007.

Extended to cover parents, spouses and children.

5,000 baht a year for daily workers, and 6,000 baht a year for monthly workers.

•6.       Improvement to workers' parking lot by making concrete floor for motorcycles, and roofs for cars.

Settled on Dec 13, 2007.

To be finished by July 2008.

•7.       Increase of traditional holidays from 13 to 15 days with the New Year running from Dec 30-Jan 4, and Songkran from April 12-16.

The company agreed on 15 traditional holidays a year with the next New Year running from Dec 31, 2008-Jan 3, 2009, and the next Songkran from April 13-16, 2008, and in the event that the company asks them to work on those days, the workers can decide to work or not.

•8.       Special pay for work causing physical strain or presenting risks: 10 baht up from 7 baht per day for work requiring workers to stand; 10 baht for work that causes visual strain and presents risks such as handling chemicals or working in high places.

Special pay for work that causes visual strain and present risks such as handling chemicals or working in high places will be studied by May 2008, and the conclusions will be considered by January 2009.

Workers who signed to accept reduced special pay for work requiring them to stand from 7 baht per day to 5 baht per day can choose to receive the previous amount of 7 baht.

•9.       Improvement to factory utilities.

•a.       provision of hot drinking water in addition to cold drinking water,

•b.       change of faucets with sensors to manual controls,

•c.       improvement to cafeteria, and increase of TVs with cable TV.

Settled on Dec 13, 2007.

Provision of hot and cold drinking water will be available by February, 2008.

Tap water facilities will be fixed and improved by February, 2008.

Improvement to cafeteria, and increase of TVs with cable TV by February, 2008.

•10.   5 days absence from work and 15 days vacation per year.

See Table below.

Workers can take 5 days leave a year while receiving wages, and will not receive wages for days exceeding this.

•11.   Payments for workers with steady employment:

• 5 years employment to receive 5,000 baht;
• 10 years employment to receive 10,000 baht; and
• 15 years employment to receive 15,000 baht.

Workers with 10 years employment receive 10,000 baht, 15 years employment 15,000 baht, and 20 years employment 20,000 baht.

•12.   Maintaining other employment agreements, welfare and traditional practices.

Agreed, and in compliance with labour laws.

•13.   No persecution, demotion, or dismissal will be imposed upon workers who participate in making these demands.

Settled on Dec 13, 2007.

Employment (years)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Vacation duration

(days)

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15