On November 10, 2020, at 15.00 hours, at the Jompol P. Pibulsongkram meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin chaired the joint signing ceremony between the Social Security Office and the Land Bank Administration Institute (Public Organization) to promote and improve the quality of life of workers who have suffered from unemployment from the Covid-19 situation. The Ministry of Labour’s Social Security Office Secretary-General, the Social Security Office’s Secretary-General Mr. Tosapol Kritawongwiman, signed the Memorandum of Understanding with Mr. Kulpach Prumdhonuad, Deputy Director acting on behalf of the Director of the Land Bank Administration Institute (Public Organization). Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, the Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitvong, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Land Bank Administration Institute Pol. Maj. Gen. Chalermkiat Sriworakan, Director of Credit Management Division Mr. Somjate Rotpattakul, Deputy Director of Operations Mr. Ekawan Prateep, the Ministry of Labour’s executives, and the Social Security Office’s executives also joined as witnesses of the signing ceremony.
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin revealed to the media that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, places great emphasis on helping farmers in the area of arable land by ensuring fair land holdings, including the use of land for sustainable development of the country. The Ministry of Labour, under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, therefore has the policy to assist workers who suffer from unemployment problems as a result of the Covid-19 situation, returning to their hometown to have a career and stable income to be self-reliant. Today, the Ministry of Labour’s Social Security Office has partnered with the Land Bank Administration Institute (Public Organization) or the Bank, which is an agency that has various forms of land management, to reduce the inequality in land ownership, such as the distribution of land ownership, land use audit, prevention of loss of rights and the creation of a land management mechanism for those interested in a career in agriculture. It is an initiator of the new seedling return path project (new normal) for those who return to their homeland and want to work in agriculture by providing support in the acquisition of land and finance for modern agriculture, restoring the foundation economy.
“Today is a good opportunity for cooperation. Insured persons who have suffered from unemployment and returned to their homeland to work in agriculture can receive opportunities from the Bank, which will allocate, procure, and help prevent land loss. This is to promote the quality of life of workers who are unemployed and return to their homeland to pursue a sustainable agricultural career,” concluded Mr. Suchart.
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Division of Public Relations
10 November 2020
