On June 20, 2022, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, chaired the meeting of the Moral Promotion Subcommittee at the Ministry of Labour Level No. 1/2022 at the Prasong Rananant Meeting Room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting acknowledged the Order of the National Moral Promotion Committee No. 4/2016 regarding the appointment of the Moral Promotion Subcommittee at the ministry level. It also considered guidelines for enforcing the Code of Ethics to the Board, the Order of the Moral Promotion Subcommittee, Ministry of Labour No. 1/2022, regarding the appointment of advisors and a working group to prepare and drive the master plan and action plan for moral promotion within the Ministry of Labour dated June 2, 2022. Furthermore, the meeting considered the criteria for assessing moral organizations for 2022. The meeting considered and approved the self-assessment results of agencies under the Ministry of Labour to be a model moral organizations for 2022 and considered the selection of agencies under the Ministry of Labour to be outstanding moral organizations for 2022. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 20 June 2022
On June 16, 2022, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, presided over the meeting to clarify Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for preliminary screening to seek indications for persons with reasonable suspicion of being victims of labour exploitation, forced labour, or human trafficking in labour. The meeting took place via electronic media on Zoom at the Saengsingkaew meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, representatives of the Department of Employment, the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, and the Office of the Secretariat of the Labour Trafficking Prevention Command Center also attended the occasion. Today’s meeting was a continuation of the meeting on Friday, March 4, 2022, which issued an order to departments under the Ministry of Labour working on the prevention and resolution of human trafficking in labour, including the Provincial Employment Office, the Provincial Labour Protection and Welfare Office and the Provincial Labour Office. The order was that if there were any clues about worker exploitation in the area, information should be reported to the “Office of the Secretariat of the Labour Trafficking Prevention Command […]
On June 16, 2022, the Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong joined the statement at the release of the new International Labour Organization (ILO) report titled “Transforming Principles into the Way: The Future of the Good Labour Practices Program in the Thai Seafood Industry.” The report was prepared by the Ship to Shore Rights Project in the southwest region, supported by the European Union. The Head of the European Union Delegation to Thailand, Mr. Giuseppe Busini, Deputy Director of the International Labour Office for the Asia and Pacific Region, Ms. Panadda Boonphala, Advisor to the Thai Tuna Industry Association, Mr. Atthaphan Masrangsan, and Deputy Secretary-General for Academic Affairs, the State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation (SERC), attended the speech at Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok. Mr. Boonchob said that “the Ministry of Labour is proud to continue supporting the Thai business sector to improve labour standards, especially in the important seafood processing sector. The Ministry of Labour intends to work with the International Labour Organization and other partners to strengthen and trust the Good Labour Practices Program in the Thai seafood industry, which can […]
On June 16, 2022, at 09.00 hours, the Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr.Boonchob Suthamanaswong assigned Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud to join the seminar and exhibition opening ceremony, the Thailand 5G Summit 2022: “The 5G Leader in the Region”. Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha chaired the opening speech on the 22nd floor of Centara Grand Bangkok Hotel and Convention, Center Central World, Bangkok. The event was organized by the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, with partners in both the public and private sectors. The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) takes place on June 16 and 17, 2022. It is the country’s first major 5G technology event to combine sectors in the ecosystem. The objective is to promote and raise awareness about the application of 5G technology to increase the country’s competitiveness in driving the country’s economy and society towards becoming a leading digital technology investment center in the ASEAN region. ++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 16 June 2022
The Labour Minister assigned his Advisor “Mrs. Thiwalrat,” to commence the Workshop to Build a Network to Protect Foreign Workers for the third class, to enhance knowledge of civil society, increase surveillance, and whistleblowing skills, in hopes to build a network of workers with aims to protect the rights of foreign workers. On Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 09.00 hours, the Labour Minister’s Advisor Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan gave a report after presiding over the opening ceremony of the “Workshop to Build a Network to Protect Foreign Workers, Class 3”. She said that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, Deputy Prime Minister, General Prawit Wongsuwan, who supervises the Ministry of Labour and the Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin, focuses on foreign workers who come to work in Thailand. Such workers are considered a part of driving the economy to compete with other countries. Therefore, the direction of operations for foreign workers has been set to ensure workers’ networks and citizens are protected. It aims to promote, develop, and enhance access to government services under the vision of “Workers having […]
On June 16, 2022, the Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong presided over the launch of the Good Labour Practices Project Assessment Report in Thailand’s seafood industry and co-chaired the third National Advisory Committee Meeting on the Ship-to-shore Rights Program South East Asia. Head of the EU Delegation to Thailand, Mr. Giuseppe Busini, Deputy-Director of the International Labour Office in the Asia and Pacific Region, Khun Panadda Boonphala, Advisor to the Thai Tuna Industry Association, Khun Atthaphan Masrangsan, Deputy Secretary-General for Academic Affairs, and the State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation (SERC) also joined the event at the ballroom, 6th floor, Amari Watergate Hotel, Pratunam, Bangkok. Mr. Boonchob said that the Ministry of Labour thanked the International Labour Organization and the European Union for their support in assessing the implementation of the Good Labour Practices (GLP) project in the Thai seafood industry. The Thai Frozen Food Association and other companies in the seafood processing industry have used the assessment since 2018 for four years now. It is the right time to have an assessment, develop and extend the operation to be more suitable. The seafood processing industry is […]
On June 14, 2022, at 14.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, chaired the Ministry of Labour’s Computer System Management and Procurement Committee Meeting No. 5/2022 at the Tien Atchakul Meeting Room, 10th floor, Department of Employment. The meeting discussed the project for procurement of computer equipment for the 2022 fiscal year (Social Security Office). The meeting also considered the project for procurement of computer equipment by using the central budget for the 2022 fiscal year (Department of Skill Development) and the project for procuring computer equipment for the 2023 fiscal year (Social Security Office). ++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 16 June 2022
Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, spoke about the case of a Thai husband and wife being murdered in Taiwan on June 10. The names of the deceased are Mr. Prasert Norat, 32, a native of Ubon Ratchathani, and Ms. Potjanee Chaelee, 36, a native of Chiang Mai. The Ministry of Labour asked the Department of Employment to investigate. They found that Mr. Prasert had traveled to work through an employment agency in 2017 and applied to the fund to help job seekers work abroad. When his contract expired, he returned to Thailand but later returned to Taiwan, married, and lived with Ms. Pojanee with a permanent residence card. Currently, both have no Thai worker status and are no longer protected under the fund to help job seekers work abroad. Mr. Boonchob added that as soon as they heard the news, the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who supervises the Ministry of Labour, showed concern and expressed their condolences to the family of the deceased. Therefore, the Ministry […]
On May 30, 2022, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, to encourage 213 Thai workers before working in the agricultural sector in Israel under the Thailand-Israel Cooperation on the Placement of Workers (TIC). Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, the Department of Employment’s Director-General, Mr. Pairoj Chotiksetian, the Department of Employment’s Deputy Director-General Ms. Bunyawee Khuaphan, and Mr. Santi Nantasuwan, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion at the training room for job seekers before traveling to work abroad, 11th floor, Bangkok Social Security Office Area 3. Mr. Boonchob revealed that Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin gives great importance to Thai workers traveling to work abroad. They are considered a hero amid the Covid-19 pandemic and have brought in income from abroad into the Thai economy. In 2022, workers have contributed 82,506 million Baht in income back into the country. The deployment of Thai workers to work in Israel is another country where the Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees the Ministry of Labour, have no […]
On May 12, 2022, at 14.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin recorded an interview with the TOP NEWS Talk program on the Social Security Act (No. ..) B.E.…… The interview will be broadcast on Monday, May 16, 2022, at 22.35 hours on TOP NEWS 77, Facebook TOP NEWS, and Line TOP NEWS. The occasion took place at the Thana City Country Club, Samut Prakan Province. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 12 May 2022
On May 2, 2022, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong spoke about the case of the media presenting news of a Thai woman claiming to be deceived into working in Dubai. According to Mrs. Plida Ruamkham, Ambassador Counselor (on Labour) of the Royal Thai Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the woman was not deceived, as stated in the news. She had intended to travel to work as a masseuse, however, did not know how to massage and therefore had no customers and wanted to return home. Her daughter claimed to the media that she had been deceived into prostitution and detained. The police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have already removed her from the store. This massage shop is a legitimate store. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has coordinated with her daughter to purchase a plane ticket for her mother. She now has a ticket to travel back to Thailand and will travel back on May 3, arriving in Thailand on May 4. Mr. Boonchob added that the Labour Department’s report stated that on May 1, the Labour Department was informed by […]
On April 29, 2022, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin spoke about the news where a woman from Udon Thani asked for help. Her mother was deceived into prostitution in Dubai, along with 10 Thai women in the same situation. In this regard, Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan are concerned about Thai workers working abroad. This is because workers are a key force in earning a family’s income and bringing a lot of money into the country each year. Therefore, the Ministry of Labour was instructed to take care of their livelihood and assist in the event of suffering in working abroad. Mr. Suchart further said that from the report of Mrs. Plida Ruamkham, the Minister Counselor on Labour at the embassy in Abu Dhabi, found in this case, the news indicates that administrative officials were informed by Ms. A-ngun, a native of Udon Thani, that an agent deceived her mother to work in traditional massage in Al Nahda 2, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. However, they were forced into prostitution. Her mother refused, so her passport was confiscated, and she was taken to the […]
On April 28, 2022, the Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported that he had been coordinated by Mr. Supachai Phosu, the 2nd Vice-President of the Thai House of Representatives, to help Thai workers in Dubai who were tricked by agents inviting them to work in massage parlors. However, the workers were deceived into prostitution. Therefore, he asked for help to coordinate the return to Thailand. In this regard, Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan are concerned about Thai workers working abroad. This is because workers are a key force in earning a family’s income and bringing a lot of money into the country each year. Therefore, the Ministry of Labour was instructed to take care of their livelihood and assist in the event of suffering in working abroad. Mr. Suchart further said that from the investigation, it was found that Ms. Laddawan Sing-Ngoi, 34 years old, who is the granddaughter of Ms. Tassanee Sing-Ngoi, 42 years old, from Nakhon Phanom Province, received information from her grandmother that a recruitment agent tricked her into working in a Thai […]
On April 25, 2022, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin joined the delegation of the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha to visit Songkhla and Phatthalung provinces to follow up on the Royal Initiative Project to improve the Phuminat Dam Initi Canal to have sufficient potential to solve the flooding problem in Hat Yai District. It also aims to be an area to store water for use during the dry season. The occasion occurred at Klong Phumnatdamri (Khlong Rama 1), Khuan Lang Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province. The delegation also met with the people at Hat Yai Municipality. Governor of Songkhla Province, Mr. Jesada Chitrat, gave a welcoming. From there, the Labour Minister traveled with the Prime Minister’s delegation to the Phatthalung Provincial Auditorium, Khuha Sawan Subdistrict. Muang Phatthalung District, Phatthalung Province. The Governor of Phatthalung Province, Mr. Kukiat Wongkraphan, gave a welcoming. They joined the meeting to deliver policies to the heads of government agencies in Phatthalung Province, local management, the Chairman of the Local Village Headsmen Council in Phatthalung Province, and members of the Phatthalung Provincial Administrative […]
Ministry of Labour’s Department of Skill Development awards plaques of honour in skill development networks to 31 organizations in thanks for developing the industry’s workforce amid the COVID-19 situation. On April 22, 2022, at 11.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin presided over the award of plaques to the skill development network of 31 organizations to honor the skill development network that supports the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Skill Development to carry out skill development to achieve the goal amid the COVID-19 situation. Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Suthep Chitvong was assigned to award the plaques to the skill development network at the Jompol P. Phibulsongkhram meeting room, Ministry of Labour. After presiding over the award ceremony, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin said that there is a collaboration between government agencies, the private sector, and educational institutions following the government’s civil state approach, under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha. It plays an important role in the country’s economic and social development. The Department of Skill Development has used the civil state approach to create a skill development […]
On April 11, 2022, at 16.00 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, gave blessings on the occasion of the Songkran Festival 2022. He blessed the Ministry of Labour’s executives, government officials, and staff. Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Bubpha Panpeng, the Ministry of Labour’s executives, government officials, and staff also joined the occasion together at the foyer in front of the Permanent Secretary of Labour’s room, 7th floor, Ministry of Labour. On the same occasion, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai and Ms. Bubpha Panpeng, gave blessings to the Ministry of Labour’s executives, government officials, and staff. The Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Mrs. Sopa Kieatnircha, and the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Mrs. Darunee Nithithaweekul, led the delegation to join the ceremony at the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour’s room, 7th floor, Ministry of Labour. The Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Mrs. Sopa Kieatnircha, and the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Mrs. Darunee Nithithaweekul, gave blessings to the Ministry of Labour’s government officials and […]
