On June 20 to 21, 2019, Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-Generals Mrs. Achara Kaewgamchaicharoen and committee of inspectors including Department of Employment’s Inspector-General Mr. Cherdsak Wisuttikul, the Department of Skill Developments Inspector-General Mr. Wirat Khansorn, the Department of Labour Protection and Welfares’ Inspector-General Mrs. Walaiporn Laovanich, the Social Security Office’s Inspector-General Mr. Pongsak Sasimahasak and Director from the Office of Inspection and Evaluation, Office of the Permanent Secretary Ms. Pattraporn Samatrat conducted an official visit to the Labour Office in Japan. The committee paid a courtesy call to Mr. Bansarn Bunnag, Thai Ambassador to Japan in Tokyo to discuss the labour situation in Japan and opening of employment to Thai workers following Japan’s new system, development of Japanese language skills, problems of Thai workers who train in Japan and protection of Thai workers in Japan.
From there, the Inspector-General traveled to inspect the work of the Labour Office in Japan and met with the office staff. The committee provided guidelines for improving the operations following different missions and projects, including the Japanese essay contest to encourage Thai workers to be more enthusiastic in developing language skills. The project is considered best practices with cooperation from all sectors and has more target groups of interest. Another project is the formation of an action plan, both for the short-term and long-term, with changes following to the condition of work and the situation, including checking the recording of the performance to be more systematic to be able to quickly retrieve data for analysis and reference within the Labour Office. The committee also traveled to talk to Thai labour volunteers and met with cooks who passed the labour standards in Thai culinary at the East Asian restaurant.
On June 21, 2019, the inspecting committee met with Thai workers at Takaha Precision in Yamanashi Prefecture, a car parts and electronic equipment manufacturing business. There were 21 Thai trainees in good living conditions, whereby the employers were satisfied with the Thai workers. The inspectors gave a speech and recommended the workers to learn about the working system including the Japanese language, as it will provide opportunities for more advanced work and more alternatives when returning to Thailand, as well as give new perspectives on life. The inspectors also advised that the workers bring their experience and knowledge back to work in Thailand. The committee then met with Thai workers at JTC, a duty-free shop at the Kawaguchi branch, with a total of 9 Thai workers whom all had good income and working conditions. The workers were satisfied with the wages and conditions of employment and welfare provided by the company. The inspectors encouraged and recommended the workers to continue developing themselves, to learn and choose good things in life, such as discipline and sincerity in providing services to customers. The visit found that this group of Thai workers had good sales skills as the company has continuously developed courses. The workers were able to communicate in multiple languages allowing them to work effectively with the satisfaction of employers. On this occasion, the inspecting committee gave souvenirs to boost the morale for Thai workers they visited in Japan.
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Division of Public Relations/
Information by Bureau of International Cooperation/
21 June 2019/
