Top Thai retailers step up hiring of elderly workers
As Thailand transitions into an ageing society, leading retailers are stepping up to support older citizens by adapting their employment policies to include workers over the age of 60.
Top Thai retailers step up hiring of elderly workers (Photo: nationthailand.com)
Bangkok, May 3 (VNA) - Major Thai retailers are hiring seniors over 60, embracing flexible work and welfare benefits as part of ageing society CSR initiatives.
As Thailand transitions into an ageing society, leading retailers are stepping up to support older citizens by adapting their employment policies to include workers over the age of 60.
By 2025, around 20% of Thailand’s population will be aged 60 or above. This figure is expected to grow to 30% in the next decade. In response to this demographic shift, major retail chains such as Lotus’s, Makro, Big C Supercentre, and CJ More are actively recruiting older workers some starting as early as age 55.
These recruitment efforts are part of broader corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives aimed at addressing the challenges of an ageing population. Each retailer has launched tailored programmes to employ seniors in roles that accommodate their needs and skills.
Makro and Lotus’s, with over 2,600 branches nationwide, have introduced the “60 Still Good” campaign. Their goal is to employ around 400,000 elderly and vulnerable individuals by 2030.
Older workers aged 60 and above will be employed as shelf stockers, goods weighing assistants, and customer service staff. Seniors can apply to work at branches near their homes, with flexible hours and wages not lower than the daily minimum wage. They will also receive welfare benefits, including medical coverage and annual health check-ups.
CJ More, which operates over 1,000 branches across 45 provinces, has launched the “CJ Senior Plus Cool Age” policy. It welcomes applicants aged 55 and older to work in its Bao Café outlets and CJ More shops.
Senior staff will be hired as part-time employees with flexible schedules. They can work at least two days per week, earning 50 THB (1.51 USD) per hour. Benefits include a provident fund, annual medical check-ups, and life insurance./.
The waiver is effective from April 1 to May 15. Migrant workers who return to Thailand after this period will no longer be eligible for the exemption and will be required to follow the standard re-entry application process.
Some 5,000 Chinese nationals will be sent home, with an average number of 1,000 a week, starting next week, the Thai Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura told reporters.
Work permits for Lao and Vietnamese workers are extended for three months, until May 13, 2025, while Cambodian and Myanmar workers can stay in Thailand for an additional 6 months, until August 13, 2025.
The forum, which involves global experts and creative leaders from across 14 cultural sectors, aims to expand Thailand’s presence on the world stage through innovation and cultural exchange.
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
