On December 8, 2021, at 10.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud as a representative to attend the Achievements Summary for 2021 and the announcement of the ISOC’s Annual Operational Plans for 2021. The Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha chaired the Internal Security Operations Command meeting at the Maiwan Rangsan Room, 3rd Floor, Royal Thai Army Club, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Bangkok. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On December 30, 2021, at 09.30 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud to chair the Ministry of Labour’s Legislation Drafting Committee Meeting No. 28/2021. Relevant agencies also attended the meeting at the Legal Division Meeting Room, 11th floor, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 30 December 2021
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin chaired a speech giving blessings to the Ministry of Labour’s government officials and staff on the occasion of 2022 New Year’s. The occasion took place via video conference on Zoom, at the meeting room on the 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The speech was delivered to overseas labour offices and agencies under the Ministry of Labour in the provincial and central regions nationwide. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Suthep Chitvong, Assistant Minister from the Prime Minister’s Office performing duties for the Ministry of Labour Police Major General Nantachat Supamongkol and Mr. Suthi Sukosol, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion at the meeting room on the 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. Mr. Suchart thanked all senior executives, civil servants, and officials of the Ministry of Labour for 2021 that is about to pass. It has been a year since the world and Thailand faced COVID-19. […]
On December 28, 2021, at 13.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, chaired the Labour Welfare Committee Meeting No. 12/2021 at Prof. Nikom Chandravithu meeting room, 5th floor, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 28 December 2021
On December 27, 2021, at 10.30 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud chaired the ‘spin-the-wheel’ event. The Ministry of Labour’s executives witnessed the awarding of ‘lucky labour cards’ for 2021, the Thai Red Cross Society lottery, by the Ministry of Labour. The revenue will be offered to Her Royal Highness, Director of the Thai Red Cross Society, Phaetayapat Building, Chulalongkorn Hospital. The awards were as follows: 1st Prize for a total of 1 prize; an All-New MG5 car, awarded to ticket number 40373 2nd Prize for a total of 1 prize; a 5-baht gold necklace, awarded to ticket number 12012 3rd Prize for a total of 6 prizes; 1-baht gold necklace, awarded to ticket numbers 11950, 16427, 16609, 24344, 32951, 46050 4th Prize for a total of 40 prizes; 1-salung gold necklaces (awarded to tickets ending in 019). Winners can take the tickets, together with their ID card, to receive the prize from December 28, 2021, to March 26, 2022, from 09.00 to 16.00 hours. Winners can contact the Ministry of Labour’s Office of the Permanent Secretary, 4th floor, Ministry of Labour, Mitmaitri Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok, […]
On December 24, 2021, at 10.00 hours, the President of the Ministry of Labour’s Housewives Association, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, chaired the 2021 Annual General Meeting at the Prasong Rananant Meeting Room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered the following: 1. Auditors for 2021 2. Action plans/activities of the Ministry of Labour’s Housewives Association for 2022 3. Supporting missions of the Ministry of Labour and other agencies and 4. Registration of changes to the Director of the Ministry of Labour’s Housewives Association. ———————————————— Division of Public Relations 24 December 2021
On December 23, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, to give an interview to the “Clear Cut, Chud Jane” program about the Ministry of Labour’s New Year Gifts. The program also explained the trend of the labour market demand in 2022 on the Radio and Television of Thailand Channel NBT. Mr. Boonchob said that in 2022, the Ministry of Labour would have 9 New Year gifts to bring happiness to the workforce. The gifts consist of the first gift, reducing the contribution rate of insured persons under Section 40 by 60 percent for six months. The second gift is a New Year gift to encourage insured persons who are bedridden patients and disabilities under every Section. The third gift is to increase the employee benefits in the case of COVID-19 to up to 100 times. The fourth gift is special privileges to support working capital to increase income from the Labour Fund, providing benefits to organizations of savings cooperatives in business establishments and state enterprises. The fifth gift is a 0% interest for 12 months from December 1, 2021, to August […]
On December 20, 2021, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong presided over the opening of the brainstorming meeting on ways to increase Thai labour productivity no. 1/2021. The meeting discussed ways to upgrade Thai workers’ skills for the Thai economy to survive in the post-COVID-19 era to make policy proposals to increase the productivity of Thai labour. Experts and honoured members from many agencies attended the meeting at Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The Permanent Secretary of Labour said that today’s brainstorming meeting is one of the factors that will increase labour productivity with the changing global and country context in the digital era and the post-COVID-19 era. The issues related to upgrading labour skills in this meeting included problems in developing Thai labour skills and solutions, skills in demand in the post-COVID-19 and digital era, and appropriate workforce skills development guidelines. It also covered workforce skills development forms and platforms, upgrading the quality of education and the quality of human resources in Thailand, including the mechanism of human resource development from school to the labor market. […]
On December 9, 2021, at 09.30 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud chaired the Labour Welfare Committee Meeting No. 11/2021. The meeting considered the request under Section 120 (Relocation of Business Operations) of Hitachi Astemo Asia Co., Ltd., which had three related employees, and under Section 120 of JKN High Shopping Co., Ltd., which had one related employee. The meeting took place at the Prof. Nikom Chandravithu meeting room, 5th floor, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labour. ——————————— Division of Public Relations
On December 3, 2021, at 10.30 hours, the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, and the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, visited and encouraged participants in the blood donation activity “volunteers donating blood from one person to many recipients with love and unity to develop the quality of life for the workers” no. 4/2021. The event was organized by the Ministry of Labour in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour’s Housewives Association and the National Blood Center, Thai Red Cross Society to offer royal merit on the late King His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej’s birthday. They also encouraged blood donations to ensure enough blood supply for patients. There were 70 participants in the activity, which took place at the Jompol P. Phibulsongkram meeting room, 5th Floor, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 3 December 2021
On December 1, 2021, at 08.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong assigned Academic Labour Advisor Mrs. Napasorn Toongsooksai to join the meeting of the ASEAN-ACT National Program Steering Committee (NPSC) Meeting No. 3/2021. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Justice meeting room 10-01, 10th floor, the Ministry of Justice building. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 2 December 2021
On December 2, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin chaired the opening of the “meeting to clarify and sign the medical service contract for 2022”. The occasion took place at the meeting room on the 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Suthep Chitayawong, Assistant Minister from the Prime Minister’s Office performing duties for the Ministry of Labour Police Major General Nantachat Supamongkol and Mr. Suthi Sukosol, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, the Social Security Office’s Secretary-General Mr. Boonsong Thapchaiyut, executives of the Ministry of Labour, the Social Security Office and hospital administrators also joined the occasion. Mr. Suchart said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha, and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who supervises the Ministry of Labour, gives importance to taking care of the workforce to ensure protection and equal rights. The Labour Minister was assigned to lead the “Together Thais Build a […]
On November 24, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin chaired the meeting to deliver the Ministry of Labour’s policies for the 2022 fiscal year. The occasion took place at the meeting room on the fifth floor, Ministry of Labour building. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, Assistant Minister from the Prime Minister’s Office, performing duties for the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Pornsak Charoenprasert, the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Suthep Chitayawong, Assistant Minister from the Prime Minister’s Office performing duties for the Ministry of Labour Police Major General Nantachat Supamongkol, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, and the Ministry of Labour’s senior executives participated in the occasion. The Labour Minister thanked all executives, civil servants, and officials of the Ministry of Labour for their contributions in the past year and the good collaboration from everyone and all departments and agencies in helping the people. He thanked companies for supporting people who were impacted by the COVID-19 situation and the economic recession, allowing them to pass […]
On November 23, 2021, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong chaired the Skill Development Promotion Committee Meeting No. 7/2021 at the Pakorn Angsusing Meeting Room, 10th Floor, Department of Skill Development. The meeting acknowledged the Skill Development Fund’s operations consisting of the results of the consideration and approval of grants or subsidies under the Skills Development Promotion Act, B.E. 2545, the lending and repayment of loans to the Skill Development Fund, and the promotion of enterprises’ labour skills development according to the Skills Development Promotion Act, B.E. 2545 and its amendments (No. 2), B.E. 2557. In addition, they jointly considered the draft announcement of the Skill Development Promotion Committee on the validity of the certificate of competence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also discussed the preparation of national skill standards in the service career fields, Muay Thai instructor branch, and the draft order of the Skill Development Promotion Committee on the appointment of a subcommittee on the establishment of national skill standards for the service career fields and Muay Thai instructor branch. It considered the revision of the Skill Development Promotion Board of Director’s order for technicians in […]
On November 17, 2021, at 08.45 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud chaired the workshop to prepare an action plan on the management of informal workers for 2023 – 2027 at the Jompol P. Pibulsongkram Conference Room, 5th Floor, Ministry of Labour Building. The meeting was held to serve as a framework for driving the implementation of the promotion, protection, and development of informal workers. The key items to determine the direction on implementing three strategies were: 1) Strengthening social security and expanding coverage. 2) Strengthening the potential of informal workers for work. 3) Enhancing the management capacity of informal workers. The ministry was honoured by Prof. Dr. Supachai Srisuchart, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, who joined as a speaker. Attendees included representatives of government agencies and civil society. The meeting will take place from November 17 to 18, 2021. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 17 November 2021
On November 16, 2021, at 09.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong assigned Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud as chairperson for the meeting of the Executive Committee on the Management and Monitoring of Budget Expenditure for 2022 by the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour. There were agencies under the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour which also attended the meeting at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered the follow-up of the budget expenditure for 2022 and the budget allocation from the production reserve budget. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 16 November 2021
