At a meeting of the working group to improve criteria for implementation following C188 on Work in Fishing, the Permanent Secretary of Labour reported the conclusions on demands made by fishermen; all 14 proposals will be made to the Labour Minister with discussions with fishing associations from the 22 coastal provinces again on January 24th.
On the 16th of November 2014, Lieutenant Commander Witawas Kooprasert Consul (on Labour) with Miss Ausa Srithoop, Deputy Conul (on Labour) and Miss Rungruedee Huadseng, Official at the Labour Office in Hong Kong collaborated with the 8th batch of students from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, in the project of seniors welcoming juniors through the green-gold fence.
A survey by a consulting firm ECA International showed that the cost of living in Taipei is ranked 14th in Asia, down by one position from last year, and 69th in the world. Tokyo is the most expensive city in Asia and 10th in the world, down from last year due to yen depreciation, according to the survey. Beijing is now the second most expensive city in Asia, up from fifth position last year, and 15th in the world. Shanghai is in fourth place in Asia and 18th in the world, while Hong Kong is the eighth most expensive city in Asia and 28th in the world.
