On January 25, 2021, at 09.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol chaired the steering committee’s meeting on the “model health organization project to raise the workforce’s quality of life sustainably” no. 1/2021. The meeting took place at the Labour Relations Committee Working Group’s meeting room, ground floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting presented the project progress summary report and the development of the quality of life for the Ministry of Labour personnel, consisting of 7 projects. It also presented issues for consideration, including the adjustment to work plans, activities promoting health within the organization following labour good health and safety guidelines for the workforce to have a good quality of life, and relevant agencies in the EEC Special Economic Zone. ———————————————— Division of Public Relations 25 January 2020
Today (January 13, 2021) at 13.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol presided over the 21st Wage Committee Meeting no. 1/2021 through the Zoom Meeting application. The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s Director-General Mr. Apinya Sucharitanan and relevant departments also attended the meeting at the Sangsingkeaw Meeting Room, 5th Floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered the working plan of the Provincial Minimum Wage Subcommittee for 2021. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 13 January 2020
Today (January 12, 2020) at 09.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol assigned Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Niyom Songkaew to preside over the Committee on Computer System Management and Procurement of the Office of the Permanent Secretary meeting no. 1/2021. Agencies under the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour joined the forum at the Legal Division Meeting Room, 11th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered projects to procure computer equipment proposed for the 2022 budget year. This consisted of an integrated electronic office system development project (e-Office) for the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour in 2022 and a project to increase the efficiency of an extensive database management system (Big Data) to support the Ministry of Labour in 2022, under the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 12 January 2021
On January 7, 2021, Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara assigned a representative to extend cards to the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Suthi Sukosol, as a member of the Steering Committee of the Royal Initiative Project by Princess Soamsawali Kitiyakara, upon appointment to be the UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador for 2018-2020, in Asia and the Pacific. The card was for the 2021 New Year. The occasion took place at the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour, 7th floor, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 7 January 2021
Today (January 6, 2021) at 10.00 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol participated in the meeting of the National Fisheries Policy Committee No. 1/2021 online, on Zoom. Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan chaired the virtual meeting, which took place at the Sangsingkeaw meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered canceling five orders of the National Fisheries Policy Committee, including the five orders to the appointment of the ad hoc committee and the subcommittee, the appointment of a subcommittee on solving illegal fishing tools in Songkhla lake. The meeting also presented the results of implementing the National Fisheries Policy Committee for the year 2020. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 6 January 2020
On January 1, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin led a team of government officials under the Ministry of Labour to sign New Year blessings for 2021. Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Aumpun Thuvavit, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Niyom Songkaew, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Phairoj Chotikasathian along with the Ministry of Labour’s senior management also joined the signing of blessings at the Grand Palace. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 1 January 2020
The Labour Minister’s Assistant presided over the training program to enhance performance in finance, commerce, and procurement of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare for 2021. He emphasized that trainees can perform their work with accuracy, transparency, and accountability. On December 22, 2020, at 16.00 hours, Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong presided over the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s training program to optimize performance in 2021. The training aims to create knowledge and understanding of finance, focusing on the principles and essence of revised laws, regulations, rules and practices, as well as offering suggestions for solutions to problems and obstacles so that the trainees to be able to perform their work properly, with transparency and accountability. The event took place at Novotel Marina Sriracha and Koh Si Chang Hotel, Sriracha, Chonburi. Mr. Surachai said that all government agencies’ financial, commercial, and procurement operations are a job that is important to the organization. The current management principles used are 4M (man, method, money + material, and machine), which are required by law enforcement officers […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin and Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat joined the Cabinet to visit and check the readiness of services at the Bang Sue Central Station and the suburban railway system project (Red Line) before it officially opens to the public in early 2021. On December 15, 2020, at 14.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin and Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat visited the Bang Sue Central Station and the suburban railway system project (Red Line) at Bang Sue Central Station, Kamphaeng Phet Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok. Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha led the Cabinet and the executives from the Ministry of Transport on the visit to check the service’s readiness before the official opening to the public in early 2021. For the Bang Sue Central Station and the suburban railway system project (Red Line), the government cascaded the policy to the Ministry of Transport with the State Railway of Thailand as a regulatory agency. When completed, Bang Sue Central Station will be the largest and most modern rail […]
On December 9, 2020, at 13.30 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Ampun Thuvavit presides over the 21st Wage Committee Meeting No. 2/2020. The meeting considered the determination of wage rates according to the skill standard for three groups of occupations in 14 occupation fields, the appointment of the Minimum Wage Rate Subcommittee in Bangkok, and the appointment of an Academic and Screening Subcommittee. The meeting took place at the Prasong Rananant Meeting Room, 5th Floor, Ministry of Labour. ————————————– Division of Public Relations
On December 7, 2020, at 11.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong to preside over the visit and to hand over the Labour Minister’s policies to the Department of Employment for 2021, through the VDO Conference system at the Tien Achakul meeting room, 10th floor, Department of Employment. The Labour Minister’s Assistant emphasized important policies, including 1) Solving unemployment and promoting employment for all labour groups. 2) Managing migrant workers. 3) Preventing and solving labour trafficking problems, and 4) The development of services through the e-service system as a framework for operational guidelines, encouraging all that people have a job and a good quality of life, which can be achieved following the government’s policy and the vision of the next national strategy. The Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitayavong, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the visit to deliver the said policies. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 7 December 2020
On November 27, 2020, at 13.30 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Aumpun Thuvavit chaired the meeting of the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour’s Human Resources Management Action Plan for 2021. The objective of the meeting was to jointly consider and comment on the (draft) action plan. This is one of the processes of establishing strategic human resource management and development system. The meeting reviewed human resource projects and activities and performance indicators or KPIs and target values, to be used as a framework for operational guidelines in 2021. There will be another meeting to follow up, monitor, and evaluate the respective performance metrics. The meeting took place at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 27 November 2020
Today (November 11, 2020) at 10.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suthi Sukosol chaired the 21st Wage Committee Meeting No. 1/2020. The meeting considered the 21st Wage Committee’s work plan, the appointment of qualified persons to be an advisor to the 21st Wage Committee, duties of the Provincial Minimum Wage Subcommittees, appointed by the 20th Wage Committee. The meeting also discussed selecting the 21st Provincial Minimum Wage Subcommittees and the Minimum Wage Review Subcommittee’s Appointment in Bangkok within the 21st Wage Committee. The meeting took place at the Pakorn Angsusingh meeting room, 10th floor, Department of Skill Development. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 11 November 2020
On November 11, 2020, at 09.00 hours, Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan presided over the POWERING DIGITAL THAILAND 2021. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin, Minister of Education Mr. Natthaphon Thepsuwan, and Minister of Digital Economy and Society Mr. Putthiphong Punnakan, joined the said event organized by Huawei Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. from November 11-14, 2020, to present the latest technology in the digital transformation of the energy industry, at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention A2, 22nd floor (Central World). The event will allow attendees to exchange ideas with industry experts, explore new business opportunities with business leaders, and learn about the latest industry perspectives and trends, including ICT technology. It also allows participants to experience digital applications and platforms. General Prawit said that he is pleased to be the president of the opening ceremony of POWERING DIGITAL THAILAND 2021. He said that today, technology is the heart of the country’s development in all dimensions. In terms of society, economy, and security, Thailand has stepped into the development of the 4.0 era, which requires digital […]
Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumol Pinyosinwat reported that the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Skills Development and the Ministry of Defense signed a Memorandum of Agreement on promoting employment with people in the military since 2016. Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan chaired the occasion. Both ministries have continued collaboration under the MOA, which General Prawit gives great importance to as the military is considered quality personnel, which has cultivated discipline and positive behaviors, which is an important force in the nation’s development. Thus, the development of skills for knowledge and capabilities is another way for military members to have professional career options after discharge. The Deputy Labour Minister continued to say that when she took office, she was assigned an important role in driving Thai workers to encompass skills that meet the labor market’s needs under the concept of “Create, elevate and give; uniting Thailand to build a nation.” Upon discharge, members of the military are new workers entering the workforce. Therefore, they must be upskilled to become quality workers, including raising the level of workmanship to receive fair wages following the […]
On September 20, 2020, at 18.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin presided over the opening ceremony commemorating 167 years since the birth of Somdetch Phra Paramindr Maha Chulalongkorn, for the 21st occasion, by the people of Koh Si Chang in 2020, with Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong. TheMayor of Koh Si Chang Subdistrict Mr. Damrong Petra gave a welcoming and reported the purpose of the event this time. The Labour Minister laid flowers (fresh pink roses) at the statue of King Rama 5 and awarded winners of the retro dress competition. He also visited booths of the shops who attended the event at the Phra Chudadhuj Palace area Koh Sichang, Chonburi. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 20 September 2020
The Social Innovation Foundation and committee met with the Labour Minister to congratulate him on the occasion of taking his position as Labour Minister, and to discuss plans to expand work and career opportunities for people with disabilities in 2020 – 2021 to support the Covid-19 situation. On September 11, 2020, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin welcomed the Social Innovation Foundation and committee to congratulate him on his appointment as Labour Minister and discuss plans to expand work and career opportunities for people with disabilities in 2020 – 2021 to support the Covid-19 situation. The meeting took place at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The Labour Minister said that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha had entrusted the Labour Minister to especially resolve labour problems. The request from the Social Innovation Foundation and committee today is from themselves and their partners who have joined forces, combining over 6,000 people with disabilities and their caregivers to have access to employment and self-reliance in their homeland. As the Labour Minister, he cannot remain silent. […]
