The Satellite I terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport. Hundreds of airport workers held a demonstration in the Thai capital Bangkok on Wednesday to dispute changes to their contracts that they say strips them of basic labor rights and has led to forced resignations and arbitrary dismissals. But labour activists have voiced concerns that companies have capitalised on the pandemic to roll back workers' rights. "Coronavirus disease has hit both workers and businesses hard, but businesses are also exploiting the pandemic to erode the rights of airport workers," said Ampai Wivatthanasathapat, president of an airport workers' union with about 1,700 members, including those from AOT AVSEC. "(AOT AVSEC) are denying their workers any rights," said Erin van der Maas from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).

Source: The Standard March 10, 2021 11:24 UTC