The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) Board has ordered an independent fact-checking committee—chaired by the Bank of Thailand representative—to investigate 8 labor union complaints against management within 30 days. Deputy PM Ekniti emphasized transparency and fairness in the process, deliberately excluding the BAAC manager from deliberations to ensure impartiality. This move comes amid labor disputes involving roughly 53% of surveyed employees (9,200 of ~17,300 union members) opposing manager contract renewal.