On November 18, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on Politics), Mrs. Thienrat Navamawat, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives to visit the Thai wellness massage and spa activities at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference or APEC 2022, organized by the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Skill Development. The Department of Skill Development’s Director-General, Mr. Prateep Songlamyong, and the committee gave a welcome at the Ministry of Labour’s booth in the press center area, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that today, she was assigned by the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, to travel together with the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson to visit the Thai wellness massage and spa activities at the APEC Meeting. The Department of Skills Development has brought the art of Thai wellness massage and spa activities, a soft power of Thai people. It is a way to showcase Thailand’s unique identity and creates participation in presenting standardized Thai labour skills to foreigners to absorb the art of Thai massage. The […]
On November 16, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives paid a visit to the Thai wellness massage and spa activities at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference or APEC 2022, organized by the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Skill Development. The Department of Skill Development’s Director-General, Mr. Prateep Songlamyong, and the committee gave a welcome at the Ministry of Labour’s booth in the press center area, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center. Mr. Suchart said that today, he and the Ministry of Labour’s executives paid a visit to the Thai wellness massage and spa activities at the APEC meeting. This week marks an important moment for Thailand as the host of the APEC meeting. In addition to the leaders from the APEC economic area attending the meeting, there are groups of followers and press from around the world to cover the news. On the Ministry of Labour’s part, the Labour Minister assigned the Department of Skill Development to bring the art of Thai wellness massage and spa activities to the convention center to create participation in presenting […]
On November 15, 2022, at 09.00 hours, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, presided over the “Healthy Air Forum 2022” opening ceremony. President of the Indoor Air Quality Promotion Association, Asst. Prof. Dr. Pradipat Pongkiatkul reported the event’s objective at the Grand Ballroom, 5th floor, Grand Center Point Hotel, Terminal 21 Bangkok. Mr. Boonchob said indoor air pollution is a major global environmental and health problem. Most of the population lives inside houses or buildings rather than in outdoor spaces. In Thailand, buildings are being built rapidly, with residential buildings looking more modern and beautiful. At the same time, indoor air quality problems persist, such as dust, temperature, humidity, and poor ventilation, causing mould, bacteria, and carbon dioxide accumulation, which affects both the short and long-term health of residents and building occupants. Illnesses that it can lead to include Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), allergies and pneumonia caused by different types of fungi, and the common cold caused by exposure to humidity. The effects are a serious problem, and the initiation of gathering experts, academics, and knowledgeable people from the public […]
On November 1, 2022, at 16.00 hours, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, recorded an interview on the Transforming Thailand program about supporting Thai workers to travel abroad legally. The interview will broadcast on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 15.05 to 15.55 hours on the NBT Channel. The interview took place at the News Agency Department of Public Relations. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 1 November 2022
On October 25, 2022, Assistant to the Labour Minister, Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, said that the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned him to chair the meeting to discuss the direction of study and analysis of the relevant legal framework of Finland and Thailand. The meeting took place at the Tian Achakul Conference Room, 10th floor, Department of Employment. The Department of Employment’s Director-General, Mr. Pairoj Chotikasatien, the Thai Ambassador to Helsinki, Ms. Chawanat Thangsamphan, and the delegation joined. Mr. Surachai said that the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin traveled to visit Thai wild fruit collectors in Finland and Sweden in September 2022. The Minister assigned the Ministry of Labour to work with the Royal Thai Embassy in Helsinki, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to jointly study and analyze the relevant legal framework of Finland and Thailand. Subsequently, the Royal Thai Embassy in Helsinki coordinated to discuss the direction of education and analyze the legal framework. From today’s meeting, it was concluded that in the 2023 season, the Department of Employment would require that the coordinator in Thailand be registered as a […]
On October 21, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, spoke about the current flood crisis that has affected people’s way of life in many areas. The Ministry of Labour is aware and concerned for the well-being and hygiene of the people. Today, the Ministry of Labour organized volunteer activities to donate survival bags to help flood victims. The Labour Minister assigned the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, to lead the Ministry of Labour’s volunteers to visit the area to support and donate relief bags to flood victims in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The Advisory Board Member to the Labour Minister, Ms. Amphan Tuwwit, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, local government organizations, and relevant agencies in the area also participated in the activities. The first point was at Wat Sop Sawan, Pho Sam Ton Subdistrict, Bang Pahan District, and the second was at the Village Community Hall, Moo 1, Plaiklat Subdistrict, Bang Sai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. Mr. […]
On October 16, 2022, at 13.30 hours, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, assigned Academic Labour Advisor Mrs. Napasorn Toongsooksai to talk on “The Role of the Government in Supporting the Recovery of Informal Workers from Crisis.” The speech presented the important role of driving policies and programs to improve the quality of life of informal workers in Thailand. The occasion took place in a public forum entitled “Increasing Prices and Low Wages: How Will Informal Workers Overcome The Crises?” at the Ballroom of Century Park Hotel. The Friedrich-Ebert Foundation organized the event in collaboration with the Informal Workers Association (Thailand) and the Foundation for Labour and Employment Promotion to present the situation of living in the informal sector during the cost of living crisis. It also presented experiences in policy and work planning to develop the recovery of informal workers from abroad and exchanged guidelines on formulating policies and plans to support informal workers in overcoming these crises. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 16 October 2022
Mr. Suchart Chomklin spoke about the support to help the families of the victims of the mass shooting in Nong Bua Lamphu Province. He said that the Ministry of Labour by the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, together with the Ministry of Labour’s civil servants and officials, gathered money to support the families of the deceased and to give them comfort, in line with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense, General. Prayuth Chan-ocha’s orders instructed the relevant agencies to support the families urgently. On the Ministry of Labour’s part, the Permanent Secretary of Labour assigned the Social Security Office’s Inspector-General, Air Chief Marshal Supaporn Yuwattana, as the Ministry of Labour’s representative, to visit the area with heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Nong Bua Lamphu Province. The funds were donated to the relatives of the deceased, amounting to 5,000 Baht per family, totaling 32 families. The occasion took place at three temples where the relatives of the deceased prayed, including 17 families at Wat Rat Samakkhi, ten families at Wat Si Uthai, and five families at Wat Thepmongkol […]
The Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, spoke about the shooting inside a child care center in Tambon Uthai Suwan, Na Klang District, Nong Bua Lamphu Province, causing 37 deaths and ten injured people. He expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased and those injured in the shocking incident. The Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, ordered the relevant agencies to urgently support the families of the deceased and wounded. The Labour Minister has instructed the Social Security Office to pay compensation benefits for the two deceased insured persons. The first person is Mr. Santi Prathumchai, an insured person under Section 33 and an employee of the Uthai Sawan Subdistrict Administrative Organization. He died while performing work duties. His beneficiaries will receive entitlements from the Compensation Fund, which includes funeral expenses of 50,000 Baht, 120 months of compensation in the event of death amounting to 1,078,560 Baht, and old age pension of 35,226 Baht, totaling 1,163,786 Baht. The second person is Mr. Weerachon Boonwitien, an insured person under Section 33 and an employee of the Uthai Sawan Subdistrict Administrative Organization. He died […]
On October 5, 2022, the Department of Employment’s Director-General, Mr. Pairoj Chotikasathien, reported that the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security had coordinated internally with the Embassy in Helsinki, and the Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 17 Thai workers who filed a complaint to the Finnish police for cases of forced labour, borrowing money from Thailand, bad accommodation and unfair wages. Today, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, assigned him and his team to pick up this group of Thai workers who have returned with a coordinator as the fruit-picking season has ended. The group will arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 16.25 hours on Finnair flight AY 143. Seventeen workers complained out of a total of 209 returning workers. Mr. Pairoj said that on this issue, the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence General Prayuth Chan-ocha and the Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees the Ministry of Labour, have a concern about all Thai workers who travel to work abroad, as each person is a pillar of their […]
On September 28, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, presided over the award ceremony for outstanding labour volunteers in Japan for 2021 and 2022. He also met and gave encouragement and souvenirs to Thai labour volunteers in Japan who came to welcome him. Ambassador of Thailand to Tokyo, Mr. Singthong Lapseedphan, gave a welcome. Minister Counselor (on Labour), Ms. Sadudee Kittisuwan, delivered a report. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives joined the occasion at the main auditorium at the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Suchart said that the Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan care for all Thai workers working abroad. Such workers play an important role in enhancing the country’s competitiveness and bringing income back to develop the nation. This includes a network of volunteers abroad that help drive the Ministry of Labour’s missions. The Labour Minister and the delegation were assigned to present honourary certificates and pins to outstanding labour volunteers in Japan for 2021 and 2022. […]
On September 20, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, expressed empathy and assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to visit the area to give gifts to encourage insured person disabilities in Pak Tho District, Ratchaburi Province. In this regard, the Social Security Office’s Secretary-General, Mr. Boonsong Thapchaiyut, assigned the Social Security Office’s Inspector-General, Ms. Wantana Natthapulawat, the Ratchaburi Social Security Officer Ms. Chompoophen Sirithon, head of the Ratchaburi Provincial Social Security Office, Ban Pong branch, Sergeant Phairat Sa-ayawong, and heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Ratchaburi Province also attended the visit. The Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, said that the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, cares about the insured persons with disabilities, and is ready to support, monitor, and help recover their body and mind, giving insured persons a better quality of life. Thus, she and her team were assigned to visit Pak Tho District, Ratchaburi Province, to meet with insured persons with disabilities, talk and give consumer items, including various appliances, and create morale and encouragement for the insured persons. Today, she visited two […]
On September 16, 2022, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported that the Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees the Ministry of Labour, gives importance to enhancing equality in the basic rights of workers working in Thailand, whether Thai or foreign workers, ensuring they are treated equally. Such workers are key in driving the country’s economic and social development. It strives to manage migrant workers effectively, in line with the labour demands by businesses, and the direction of the national economy, in which efforts are driven by the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Employment. Assistant Permanent Secretary of Labour, Acting Lt. Somsak Promdam, led the team to visit the area to observe the road show activities following the project to create awareness and understanding of the policy on the management, import, prevention, and protection of rights of migrant workers. The occasion took place at the Chiang Mai Provincial Employment Office, Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province. The Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour’s Public Relations Division organized the roadshow to educate migrant workers working in […]
On September 16, 2022, at 15.00 hours, Assistant to the Labour Minister, Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, chaired the meeting to discuss (draft) regulations for the Professional Council on Controlled Science regarding occupational health and safety. The Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, attended the meeting at the Saengsingkaew meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On September 16, 2022, at 14.00 hours, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, welcomed the International Labour Organization’s Director-General, Mr. Guy Ryder, on a courtesy call, on the occasion of the end of his tenure. The occasion took place at the Chatumongkol Room, 6th Floor, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On September 16, 2022, at 10.00 hours, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, assigned Assistant to the Labour Minister, Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, to chair the commencement of the Annual General Meeting of the Tourism Council of Thailand and “The Tourist Gathering 2022″, with a special presentation on“Progressing with Thai Tourism.” Assistant Ministers from the Prime Minister’s Office, performing duties for the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Suthi Sukosol, and Sergeant Major Yossingh Liamlert, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, and Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, joined the opening event at the Rama Gardens Hotel, Bangkok. The Assistant to the Labour Minister said that Thailand is a country with beautiful and diverse tourist attractions that can attract both Thai and foreign tourists, generating income for Thais. Recently, the world, including Thailand, faced the COVID-19 crisis. The government attached great importance to supporting the Thai people to overcome the crisis, whereby various projects were launched to help tourism. Additionally, during the past two years, Thailand faced the COVID-19 situation. The Ministry of Labour issued several measures to alleviate the suffering of workers affected by COVID-19. Entrepreneurs and workers in the tourism and service sectors […]
