House, Government helps employees. Italian-Thai Company, 6,626 employees, expects to pay 100% of their wages by the end of April. Mr. Karom Phonphonklang, Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office, revealed the progress in helping employees of Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited that the Ministry of Labor invited company representatives Let's give the facts and discuss together the problem of unpaid wages. From discussions with company representatives, the fact is that the company has a total of 20,188 employees and has construction projects spread across many provinces throughout Thailand, totaling 115 projects. The company admits that this is due to a lack of financial liquidity. Which is currently in the process of solving the problem by applying for loans or borrowing money from various financial institutions in order to circulate money within the company. Currently, there are 79 financial institutions supporting the Company's projects, making it possible to pay wages to employees as usual. The remaining 36 projects include the Company's main office. Currently in the process of contacting and coordinating with financial institutions to provide support. Company representatives expect that they will be able to pay wages to employees as usual around April 2024. As a result of ordering labor inspectors throughout the country to inspect construction sites affiliated with Italian-Thai Company, it was found that in many projects in many provinces they had begun to gradually pay outstanding wages. The employees are already receiving their normal wages. There are 6,626 employees with both Thai nationality and migrant workers, including employees in Rayong, Pathum Thani, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Ratchasima and the areas of responsibility of the Bangkok Labor Protection and Welfare Office, Area 1 and Area 3, for a total of more than 30 million baht. 'The government, through the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare The Ministry of Labor has taken steps to provide assistance to employees of Itali an-Thai companies. Including subcontractor employees fully according to their authority and duties. In many areas, Kor. 7 petitions have been received and orders have been issued for employers to pay wages to employees. In fiscal year 2023, we have taken steps to help employees in business establishments across the country receive benefits according to the Labor Protection Act. In 1998, 19,832 employees received benefits totaling 1,912,298,148.01 baht, classified according to the first 5 types of claims: 1) wages, 2) severance pay, 3) wages in lieu of advance notice, 4) overtime pay, and 5 ) holiday work pay and it was found that Thai nationality workers submitted the most complaints (Kor. 7), followed by Myanmar, Cambodian and Lao nationality workers, respectively," Mr. Karom said. Source: Thai News Agency