The Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General along with departmental Inspector-Generals visited the Labour Office in Taiwan where they received a briefing from the Minister Counsellor (on labour) and met staff at the Labour Office in Kaohsiung.
On May 29, 2019, Mr. Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul, Inspector-General to the Ministry of Labour, the ministry’s team of Inspector-Generals traveled to inspect the Thai Labour Office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Minister Counsellor (on labour) Ms. Kaewjai Sajjawatha, welcomed the visiting committee and gave a briefing on the performance. On this occasion, the Department of Skill Development’s Inspector-General Mr. Prateep Songlamyong, the Department of Employment’s Inspector-General Mr. Pairoj Chotiksetian and the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s Inspector-General Mrs. Sopa Kieatnircha also met and inspected the operations of staff at the Labour Office in Manila (part 2) in Kaohsiung.
The Labour Office in Kaohsiung is responsible for 8 areas, including Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taitung, Zhang, Hui, Chiayi, Yun Lin, Ping Tong and Peng Hu. From data in March 2019, there are 17,410 Thai workers in the manufacturing industry whereby 17,296 are in manufacturing for metal products, textiles, machinery, plastics for example; most of the workers reside in Zhang Hua, Tainan and Kaohsiung respectively. For service sector workers, there are 114 people, with Kaohsiung City having the highest population. At present, 13.33 percent of Thai workers in the manufacturing sector, 58.59 percent in the construction sector, 0.17 percent in the service sector and 0.22 percent in agriculture and fishery
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Division of Public Relations/
Photos by Bureau of International Cooperation/
29 May 2019/
