On September 12, 2022, at 09.30 hours, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, chaired the Labour Welfare Committee Meeting No. 10/2022. The meeting took place at the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s meeting room, 8th floor, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On September 6, 2022, at 13.30 hours, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud chaired the Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Committee Meeting No. 2/2022 via Zoom at the Prof. Nikom Chantravitun meeting room. The meeting acknowledged the progress of drafting the secondary law under the Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Act B.E. 2554 and the draft notice by the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare on the crane operator training course, signal givers to crane operators, material binders, crane operators, and training to review the work on cranes. It also considered the draft notice by the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare on prescribing pictures of the use of hand signals in communication between operators related to cranes and the notice on the types and methods of notifying the use or cancellation of the boiler that uses liquid as a heat medium, or pressure vessels, and the results of the safety test in the use of radiators or a boiler that uses liquid as a heat medium. In addition, the meeting approved the origin and composition of the Provincial […]
On September 5, 2022, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mrs. Bubpha Phanpeng, along with the Ministry of Labour’s government officials and public relations officers, attended a workshop to clarify the implementation of the guidelines for building public awareness (ID IA IR Chat) for 2022. It aims to create an understanding of the guidelines for building public awareness, clarify issues critical to the situation (ID IA IR Chat) that has been working together continuously, and introduce the nation’s central website under the name of www.thailand.go.th to be the center of collecting and publicizing information related to Thailand in all dimensions, providing accurate information, that is complete and reliable. It also aims to provide public relations policies for the public sector and guidelines for providing information to the public. The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Wissanu Krea-ngam, chaired the meeting at the Grand AB Room, 4th Floor, Miracle Grand Convention Hotel, Laksi, Bangkok. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 5 September 2022
On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 09.30 hours, the Chanthaburi Provincial Labour Officer joined the Chanthaburi Provincial Promotion of Non-Formal Education and Informal Education Committee Meeting No. 2/2022 at the Busarakam Conference Room, Office of the Education Commission, Chanthaburi Province. Deputy Governor of Chanthaburi Province, Mr. Niwet Hansamut, chaired the meeting.
On Monday, August 29, 2022, at 11.00 hours, Yala Provincial Labour Officer, Ms. Phuttachat Intasawa, Yala Employment Officer Mrs. Chuanchom Bua-anon, and Yala Social Security Officer Mrs. Yaowadee Petchklieng joined in honour of the project to encourage the state and private sector to comply with the employment law for people with disabilities in the workplace and government agencies for the 2022 fiscal year. Deputy Governor of Yala Province, Mr. Amnat Chuthong, chaired the meeting conducted by the Yala Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office. The occasion took place at the Kangsadal Meeting Room, Yala Grand Palace Hotel, Muang Yala District, Yala Province.
On August 30, 2022, Deputy Governor of Nakhon Pathom Province, Mr. Somkiat Poolsukserm, presided over the ceremony to offer blessings to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother, the royal ceremony to donate funds from the Mother of the Land Fund and photo, and offered robes in contribution to the Mother of the Land Fund. The occasion took place at the Phra Pathom Chedi Administration Division, Mueang Nakhon Pathom District, Nakhon Pathom Province. The President of the Provincial Red Cross and heads of the government agencies attended the ceremony. Nakhon Pathom Labour Officer Ms. Yupin Mooljantha assigned Expert Labour Academic Ms. Suparat Bunyamin to attend the ceremony.
On August 31, 2022, at 09.30 hours, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mrs. Bubpha Phanpeng, chaired the Ministry of Labour’s Royal Kathin Robe Offering Committee Meeting for 2022, No. 1/2022, at the Prasong Rananant Meeting Room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting prepared for the Ministry of Labour’s Kathin Robe Offering Ceremony and considered the schedule and process of organizing the Ministry of Labour’s Kathin Robe Offering Ceremony. It also assigned missions to agencies to undertake. It will be held on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at 09.29 a.m., at Wat Chutathitthammasaparam, Worawihan Phra Aram Luang, Tha Thewawong Subdistrict, Koh Sichang District, Chonburi. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 31 August 2022
On August 29, 2022, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, chaired the Foreign Workers Management Fund Committee Meeting No. 6/2022. The meeting acknowledged the report on the performance and the result of the fund’s expenditure for the 2022 fiscal year, as of July, and the request for an increase, decrease, or change on the list of expenditures from the Foreign Workers Management Fund in 2022 (not affecting the budget limit). It also considered the establishment of the employment start and end center, the cash flow projection report, and a review of programs to prevent and address forced labour or services that may be caused by migrant labour abuses of the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour. It also considered the request to adjust the operating plan and the result of the fund expenditure for the 2022 fiscal year, the request for fund allocation for the 2023 fiscal year, and projects with contractual obligations that must be disbursed from October 1, 2022, consisting of 11 projects and one service budget from the Department of Employment, and one project from the Department of Labour Protection […]
On August 2, 2022, at 13.30 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mrs. Bubpha Phanpeng, participated in the subcommittee on the secondary law enacted under the draft Social Security Act (No. .. B.E.…. (2nd Committee) No.3/2022. The Social Security Office’s Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Nanthachai Panyasurarit, chaired the meeting. The meeting considered the continuation of the draft ministerial regulations for applying rights to old age payments under the law on social security as collateral for loans B.E. …. and the draft ministerial regulations prescribing rules, methods, periods, and rates of compensation for old age benefits B.E… The meeting took place at the Chamlong Sriprasat Conference Room, 6th Floor, Administration Building, Social Security Office. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On August 2, 2022, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, chaired the 21st Wage Committee Meeting No. 7/2022. The meeting acknowledged the labour economic situation and considered the determination of the minimum wage rate for 2022. The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s Director-General, Mr. Niyom Songkaew, advisors to the Wage Committee, and employer and employee representatives attended the meeting at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 2 August 2022
The Wage Committee’s resolution for the 2022 minimum wage adjustment is divided into nine rates. The highest are Chonburi, Rayong, and Phuket, which increased to 354 Baht. The lowest are Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat, Nan, and Udon Thani, which increased to 328 Baht. Bangkok and the surrounding provinces are at 353 baht. The Ministry of Labour summarized the results for the proposal to the Cabinet to consider as soon as possible, to come into effect on October 1, 2022. The Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, spoke after chairing the 21st Wage Committee Meeting No. 8/2022. He said that the Wage Committee had a meeting to consider the rates and resolved to raise the minimum wage for 2022. Overall, they concluded together on the increase, which is divided into the following nine rates: 1) Three provinces with wages of 354 Baht, including Chonburi, Rayong, and Phuket. 2) Six provinces with wages of 353 Baht, including Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, and Samut Sakhon. 3) One province with wages of 345 Baht is Chachoengsao. 4) One province with wages of 343 Baht is Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. 5) […]
On August 25, 2022, at 13.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, chaired the Ministry of Labour’s Computer System Management and Procurement Committee Meeting No. 6/2022, with relevant agencies who attended the meeting via Zoom. The meeting took place at the Prasong Rananant Meeting Room, 5th Floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered the project and procurement of computer equipment by requesting support for the central budget for 2022. It considered the Labour One Stop Service project by the Ministry of Labour, the database management and service platform, the development project for informal workers, the Ministry Security Operation (MSOC) project, the Disaster Recovery project by the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour, and the project to improve the information system to support the issuance of electronic books. The meeting provided the results of the consideration of details about the training to prepare for work under the Skill Development Promotion Act, B.E. 2545 by the Department of Skill Development, the project to improve the efficiency of the Thai recruitment system, providing jobs for job creation opportunities and careers under the gamification concept, the electronic […]
On August 25, 2022, at 09.30 hours, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, chaired the Employee Welfare Fund Committee Meeting No. 11/2022, which took place online. The meeting considered the payment of employee benefits in cases other than compensation. The occasion took place at the Prof. Nikom Chantravitun meeting room, 5th floor, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labour. +++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On August 24, 2022, at 09.30 hours, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, chaired the Labour Welfare Committee Meeting No. 7/2022. The meeting considered petitions under Section 120 from NX Shoji (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Eureka Automation Co., Ltd. It also considered the selection of employer and employee representatives to be authorized to act on behalf of the Labour Welfare Committee and the adoption of the resolution of meeting No. 7/2022 on August 24, 2022. The occasion took place at the Prof. Nikom Chantravitun meeting room, 5th floor, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labour. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On August 24, 2022, at 13.30 hours, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mrs. Bubpha Phanpeng, joined the second subcommittee meeting on screening secondary laws according to the draft Social Security Act No. 3/2022. The Deputy Secretary-General of the Social Security Office, Mr. Nantachai Panyasurarit, chaired the meeting. The meeting considered the continuation of the draft ministerial regulation on the adoption of the right to old age pension under the law on social security as collateral for loans B.E…. (draft section 77 bis, paragraph five), the draft notification of the Ministry of Labour on prescribing criteria, methods, conditions and rates for applying for partial old age benefits (draft section 77 bis, paragraph four) and the draft ministerial regulations prescribing criteria, methods, duration and the rate of compensation for old age benefits, B.E. . … (draft section 77). The meeting took place at the Jeerasak Sukonthachat Meeting Room, 2nd floor, Administration Building, Social Security Office. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On August 17, 2022, at 13.30 hours, the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour and the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, chaired the 13th Government Provident Fund Committee meeting which has been registered (GPF) No.4/2022. Related agencies also attended meeting online at the GPF meeting room, 23rd floor, Building A, The Nine Tower Grand Rama 9, Rama 9 Road, Huai Khwang District, Bangkok. The meeting considered the plan for organizing training for member development and announcing the recruitment of people to be selected to be employees of the GPF Office. +++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 17 August 2022
