The Deputy Labour Minister showed concern for workers in construction sites and sent a team to continuously deliver rice boxes to alleviate suffering amid the COVID-19 crisis.
On July 25, 2021, Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat reported that due to the spread of COVID-19, worker camps had been closed as part of measures to control the spread of the virus. There has been an order to halt construction and prohibit workers’ movement for one month to control the spread within worker camp clusters. She has sent teams to deliver food boxes to various workers’ camps since July 22, 2021. Food boxes have been delivered to 12 workers’ camps. The first site was the workers camp at Taweeporn Technology Co., Ltd., next to the Montien Riverside Hotel. The second site was the Syntech Technology Construction Co., Ltd. workers camp in Soi Mahaisawan 6. The third site was the workers camp of Syntech PCL at the Yannawa Intersection. The fourth site was the worker’s camp at Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School. The fifth was the Italian-Thai Development PCL workers camp, next to the Bangkok Art and Culture Center. The sixth site was Siam Metal Con Co., Ltd., at Soi Intamara 15. The seventh was the worker’s camp of Visavaphat Co., Ltd., at Soi Vibhavadi 1. The eighth was at Nawarat Phatthanakan Co., Ltd., Ramintra, Khan Na Yao, and the ninth was the workers camp of Pornpranakorn Co., Ltd., around Soi Ramkhamhaeng 7.
The Deputy Labour Minister added that the three worker sites that food was delivered to today included the tenth site, the workers camp of Italian-Thai Development PCL around Show DC Rama 9 Shopping Center, the eleventh site, the workers camp at Thai Takenaka International Construction Co., Ltd. at Chaturathit Road and the twelfth, the Ritta Co., Ltd. workers camp, on Rama 9 Road. Food will continue to be distributed in the following days to reach as many construction camps, deliver encouragement, and help alleviate the suffering of workers affected by the measures. For further assistance, the Deputy Labour Minister is willing to listen and be a voice for the government. She also asked that everyone follow the Ministry of Public Health’s instructions, whether it is social distancing, wearing a mask, washing hands with soap, or spraying alcohol regularly for the safety of everyone, to get through this crisis together.
Ms. Kansuda Yama, an employee at the Italian-Thai Development PCL workers camp in Rama 9, said that every day the company would prepare three meals for the staff, but government agencies will provide some meals. For today, she thanked the Ministry of Labour for taking part in alleviating the suffering. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the company has provided proactive screening tests. The area is divided into proportional areas for infected people and those in risk groups. There will be a resting point to be taken for further treatment if an infected person is found.
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Division of Public Relations
25 July 2021
