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Labour Minister and Minister of Industry Visits Covid-19 Vaccination Center for Section 33 Insured Persons at Thai Football Factory and Reports 250,000 People Vaccinated in 7 Days Promoting Herd Immunity for Factory Workers

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           Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin and Minister of Industry Mr. Suriya Chuengroongruangkit visited and encouraged insured persons under Section 33 in Bangkok to get Covid-19 vaccinations at the Thai Sporting Goods Football Factory Co., Ltd. on Chalong Krung Road. For the six days of vaccination services, from June 7-11 and 14-15, a total of 254,631 people has been vaccinated.

           On June 16, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin and Minister of Industry Mr. Suriya Chuengroongruangkit visited the Covid-19 Vaccination Center for Section 33 Insured Persons in Bangkok at the Thai Sporting Goods Football Factory Co., Ltd. on Chalong Krung Road. The center is under the responsibility of the Bangkok Social Security Office Area 10, with the ability to vaccinate 1,000 people daily. The site has a team of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists from Nawamin 1 Hospital, as the operator. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, the Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitayawong, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, Advisory Board Member Mr. Teerawit Wongphet, Chairman of the Federation of Thailand Automobile Workers Union Mr. Manit Promkarikul, the Social Security Office’s Secretary General Mr. Tosapol Kritawongwiman, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion. Mr. Kamol Chokphaiboonkit, Chairman of the Board of the Thai Sporting Goods Football Factory Co., Ltd., and businesses within the Lat Krabang Industrial Estate, welcomed the committee in following up on the progress of vaccinations against Covid-19 for Section 33 insured persons in Bangkok. Vaccination services have from June 7-11 and 14-15, for a total of 254,631.

           Mr. Suchart said that the field visits by the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Industry, and relevant sectors today, was to monitor the progress of vaccinations for Section 33 insured persons in Bangkok, which now has a lot of progress. The government and all relevant agencies from both the public and private sectors intend to reduce the spread of Covid-19 within factories and workplaces and build immunity among workers to bring the situation back to normal for the business sector to move forward quickly.

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Division of Public Relations
16 June 2021

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