The Ministry of Labour travelled north to visit the participants of the COVID-19 Resistant Farm Project Model in Lampang province, to promote self-employment as a local source of employment for people who have the income to sustain their selves and their family.
On June 22, 2020, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat observed the progress of “The COVID-19 Resistant Farm Project Model” at the Farm Project Model initiated by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in Lampang province, in Village No. 1, Serm Sai, Serm Ngam, Lampang. She said that the Ministry of Labour has a sense of divine grace for His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen in providing an area on the model farm following the initiative of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. The Ministry of Labour and related agencies, in cooperation with the Royal Thai Volunteer Center, have implemented a project to resolve vocational issues under “The COVID-19 Resistant Farm Project Model” project. The objective is to help unemployed people from the effects of COVID-19 to have a job and income to support themselves and their families. An allocated budget of 19.8 million Baht has been granted for the operation in 17 provinces across 30 model farms within 60 days. The project duration is from May 4 to July 28, 2020, operating 8 hours a day and closed on Sundays. Participants will receive compensation of 300 Baht per person per day. There will be a total of 1,101 participants in the project
Mrs. Theanrat said that for Lampang province, there were 50 participants, including 10 men and 40 women, all were people from the area. Most were self-employed in general occupations, followed by agriculture, factory work and trade respectively, The participants had a minimum income of 3,000 Baht and a maximum of 25,000 Baht per month, whereby the project started from May 4 to July 13, 2020, for a period of 60 days, with every Sunday being a holiday. Participants were compensated with 300 Baht per day, per person, transferred into the participants’ bank accounts. Currently, the work is in the process of adjusting the area to build a pig pen house, a chicken farm, and an area to create artificial microbial fermentation, insect traps, and adjust the rice field area. To help fulfill the mission, Skill Development Institute Area 10 of Lampang has initiated the agricultural engine repair courses to transfer knowledge to participants and a course “online product sales” to provide knowledge. In addition, the Provincial Employment Office and Provincial Social Security Office took applications for insurers under Article 40 and provided knowledge on social security benefits. The Provincial Labour Protection and Welfare Office provided career demonstrations and knowledge of labour laws and workplace safety, which was explained to the participants.
After the end of the project of the Ministry of Labour for Lampang, some participants will return to work in the workplace following the COVID-19 situation. In addition, others may participate in the second and third phases of the project.
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Division of Public Relations
22 June 2020
