Today (June 24, 2021) at 13.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol assigned Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Niyom Songkaew to chair the Ministry of Labour’s Legislation Drafting Committee Meeting No. 19/2021. Relevant agencies also attended the meeting via the ZOOM application at the Sangsingkaew meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered the draft order of the Ministry of Labour regarding the appointment of competent officials under the Social Security Act B.E. 2533, the draft order of the Ministry of Labour on the appointment of competent officials under the Compensation Act B.E. 2537, and a discussion on how to use Social Security Fund to spend or find benefits by lending to insured persons. ++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 24 June 2021
Today (June 24, 2021), Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin received hygiene masks, alcohol gel, snacks, and drinking water from Mr. Suksan Yasasin, Chief Executive Officer of Chayo Group PCL, and his team. The Ministry of Labour will deliver the goods to staff and medical personnel performing Covid-19 vaccination duties for insured workers in the informal and public sectors. The occasion took place at the Chatumongkol Room, 6th Floor, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 24 June 2021
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Major General Nantachat Supamongkol from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, performing duties for the Ministry of Labour, to visit, inspect and advise employers on employing foreign workers in the workplace legally, to prevent illegal immigration and the spread of COVID-19. On June 22, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Pol. Maj. Gen. Nantachat Supamongkol from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, performing duties for the Ministry of Labour to visit the area with the security task force and related agencies to check and advise employers on legally employing foreign workers to prevent illegal immigration and the spread of COVID-19. The visit took place at the construction site of Sai Mai Mall, Sai Mai District, Bangkok, which complies with the orders of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who ordered the Ministry of Labour to work with security, military, police, and administrative departments as one, to strictly control, monitor, prevent and suppress illegal immigration, as well as to control the situation following measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within workplaces. Pol. Maj. […]
On June 21, 2021, at 14.00 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol assigned Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Pattaraporn Samantarat, to preside over the opening of Thailand’s Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19 project via video conference at the Prasong Rananant Conference Room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The program is slated to run for 18 months (January 2021 – June 2022). It aims to assist women entrepreneurs running small businesses in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines to recover from the Covid-19 situation and create a sustainable and resilient business model. Project activities include developing the potential of female entrepreneurs, promoting access to financial services and business assistance, network promotion, and marketing information. ++++++++++++ Divisions of Public Relations 21 June 2021
On June 18, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Advisor to the Labour Minister Dr. Chamlong Chuayrod to visit the Covid-19 Vaccination Center for Section 33 Insured Persons at MBK Center in Bangkok . The site was supported by medical personnel from Piyavet Hospital. He also visited the M2 Building, m floor and 1st floor of The Market Bangkok, Pathumwan District, Bangkok. There were medical personnel from Mahesak Hospital and Piyavet Hospitals, provides Covid-19 vaccination services to insured persons to control the spread of the outbreaks in factories and workplaces. ++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 18 June 2021
On June 18, 2021, at 10.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol to join the executive committee meeting the Covid-19 situation No. 8/2021 via video conference, at the Sangsingkaew Conference Room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha chaired the meeting, which had the following considerations: 1. The plan for providing Covid-19 vaccinations 2. Guidelines for the implementation of the quarantine facility set by the government on July 1, 2021. 3. Adjustment of measures for integrated controls. 4. Adjustment of the quarantine period for the crew of Thai Airways International PCL and 5. Requirements for opening pilot tourism areas in Phuket and Surat Thani provinces (Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao). ———————————————— Division of Public Relations 18 June 2021
On June 17, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan to visit Phetchaburi to provide medical kits, snacks, drinking water, and alcohol gel to support medical personnel and front-line staff in controlling and preventing the spread of Covid-19. The occasion occurred at the Auditorium of Khao Yoi District Office, Khao Yoi District, Phetchaburi Province, the Sawang Sanphet Thammasathan Rescue Center in Phetchaburi, the Buddhist Charity Association of Thailand, Tha Rap Subdistrict, Mueang Phetchaburi District, Phetchaburi Province. The Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, and the heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Phetchaburi Province, Khao Yoi District Public Health Office, and volunteers from the 904 programs, also participated in the event. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayut Chan-ocha, the provision of Covid-19 vaccinations is a national agenda. In addition, the Ministry of Labour, under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, is concerned about the workforce. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that Labour Minister […]
On June 17, 2021, at 10.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin received 300 boxes of Aquavit vitamin water products from Mr. Sakolphisit Kunavaranon, Director of Business Relations, and Dr. Santi Boonsataporn, General Manager of Srinanaphet Marketing PCL. The occasion took place at the Chatumongkol Room, 6th floor, Ministry of Labour. The donations were given to support the performance of duties and encourage medical personnel to have physical and mental strength in the fight against Covid-19. —————————- Division of Public Relations
On June 16, 2021, at 15.30 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin welcomed Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn and President of the Thai Airways Association Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, Chief Executive Officer of Bangkok Airways and team on the occasion to meet and discuss employment issues during Covid-19 faced by airlines in Thailand. The occasion took place at the Chatumongkol Room, 6th floor, Ministry of Labour. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion. ———————————————— Division of Public Relations 16 June 2021
On June 16, 2021, at 15.00 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol and Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Aumpun Thuwawit welcomed the Thai Industrial Estate Association and its allies to meet and discuss the proposal of measures to reduce the risk of Covid-19 outbreaks in industrial estates. The occasion took place at the Permanent Secretary of Labour’s meeting room, 7th floor, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 16 June 2021
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 […]
The Labour Minister assigned his Advisor to visit and encourage insured persons to get vaccinated to build immunity against Covid-19 at Khao Yoi District Office, Phetchaburi Province. On June 14, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan to visit Phetchaburi Province to visit and encourage people getting vaccinated to build immunity to prevent Covid-19. The visit took place in Huai Rong Subdistrict, Nong Chumphon Subdistrict, Nong Chumphon Nuea Subdistrict, Sapang Subdistrict, Khao Yoi Subdistrict, and Bang Khem Subdistrict, in Khao Yoi District, Phetchaburi Province. The heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Phetchaburi also joined the occasion, which took place at the auditorium of the Khao Yoi District Office and Khao Yoi District Hospital, Phetchaburi Province. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha had made Covid-19 vaccinations a national agenda. The Ministry of Labour, under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, is concerned for the workforce. Thus, the Labour Minister […]
On June 14, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Advisor to the Labour Minister Dr. Chamlong Chuayrod to visit the Covid-19 Vaccination Center for Section 33 Insured Persons in Bangkok at the Chaloem Phrakiat Building, Dhurakij Pundit University, Prachachuen Road, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok. The Covid-19 Vaccination Center for Section 33 Insured Persons had medical personnel from Vibharam Pakkred Hospital to provide Covid-19 vaccination services to insured persons to control the pandemic spread in factories and workplaces. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 14 June 2021
On June 14, 2021, at 09.00 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol presided over the commencement of training for special task force officers to inspect, suppress, arrest and prosecute foreigners working illegally amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He said that the Covid-19 outbreaks in Thailand had increased daily, especially the second wave of outbreaks caused by migrant workers in the shrimp market in Samut Sakhon Province. When government officials began to clean up and make an arrest, employers feared guilt, therefore leaving their illegal foreign workers in public places or along the roadside, which contributed to the spread of the virus in different areas. For this reason, the government is concerned that if the suppress and arrest methods are used alone, it may encourage migrant workers to flee or employers to leave their illegal foreign workers in more places. To limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Cabinet passed a resolution on December 29, 2020, to allow foreign workers, including those with employers and those without, to be able to live in Thailand and work in jobs that are not specifically prohibited, amid the situation of the Covid-19 […]
On June 11, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin and Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan visited Phetchaburi to encourage people to get vaccinated to create Covid-19 immunity in Huai Long, Nong Chumphon, Nong Chumphon Nuea, Sa Phang, Khao Yoi, and Bang Khem Subdistricts. The Phetchaburi Employment Office also joined the occasion at the Khao Yoi District Office’s auditorium and Khao Yoi District Hospital. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha, has set Covid-19 vaccinations as a national agenda. The Ministry of Labour, under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, is concerned about the workforce. Therefore, the Labour Minister assigned her to go to the area to support those getting Covid-19 vaccinations to control outbreaks. She also gave words of encouragement to medical personnel providing the Covid-19 vaccination services, helping to control the pandemic and create community immunity to overcome the Covid-19 situation together. In the afternoon of the same day, the Labour Minister’s Advisor attended a meeting with […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin met with the Minister of Industry Mr. Suriya Chuengroongruangkit and related agencies to discuss preventive measures to control the spread of Covid-19 in factories and build immune community immunity to help the business sector move forward quickly. Today (June 11, 2021) at 14.00 hours, at the OrGor. 1 Meeting Room, 2nd floor, Office of the Permanent Secretary of Industry, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin and Minister of Industry Mr. Suriya Chuengroongruangkit chaired the meeting to discuss measures to prevent and control the spread of Covid-19 in factories. The meeting took place via VDO conference. 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, Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries Mr. Suphan Mongkolsuthi, Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Mr. Sanan Angubolkul also joined the meeting. The Labour Minister said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha, and the Ministry of Labour under the supervision […]
