On August 23, 2021, at 09.30 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suchart Pornchaiwisetkun presided over the opening ceremony of the training and receiving the Labour Minister’s policy on the training program for Minister Counselors (on Labour) and Labour Advisors stationed in Overseas Labour Offices for the 2021 fiscal year. The training took place online via Zoom Meetings, at the Permanent Secretary of Labour’s meeting room, 7th floor, Ministry of Labour. The training was held between August 23 -27, 2021. Today’s occasion was a report on the plans and performance results from Overseas Labour Offices by Minister Counselors (on Labour) and the supervision of Overseas Labour Offices by the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-Generals. The effort was divided into regions as follows: 1. The Southeast Asia Region (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore). 2. East Asia Region (Hong Kong, Japan, Republic of Korea, Taipei, and Kaohsiung), and 3. The Middle East and European Region (Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Geneva). ———————————- Division of Public Relations 23 August 2021
On August 21, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the transfer of remedies under relief measures for workers and companies affected by COVID-19 in the 29 highest controlled provinces. As of yesterday (August 20, 2021), two relief payments have been made. The first is remedies to Section 33 insured persons in the 16 provinces for 249,235 people. A total of 217,817 transactions were successful, accounting for 87 percent; 31,418 were unsuccessful, accounting for 13 percent. The successful transfers were valued at 544,542,500 Baht. The second payments were to employers in the 13 provinces for 16,621 establishments. A total of 16,364 transactions were successful, accounting for 98.4 percent; 257 were unsuccessful, accounting for 1.6 percent. The successful transfers were valued at 694,446,000 Baht. The funds from this effort will help alleviate the troubles among insured persons and employers and help reduce the burden of living expenses from the impact of lockdown measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Suchart continued that for those who have not received the money, the Social Security Office will report their personal identification numbers to […]
On August 18, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitayawong, and Advisor to the Labour Minister Dr. Chamlong Chuayrod to receive complaints from former employee representatives of Brilliant Alliance Co., Ltd., in Samut Prakan, where the employer closed the business and terminated employment without compensation. The company is situated at 393 Moo 17, Bang Sao Thong District, Samut Prakan Province. The company’s business is producing women’s undergarments with 1,318 employees. Mr. Suthep said that the government is concerned about all employees in the event of layoffs due to the impact of the COVID-19. Today, he was assigned by Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin to receive complaints and meet with employees’ representatives to help protect workers in terms of legal benefits from the government and the Ministry of Labour. Mr. Suthep said that from the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s report, the company had been closed since March 11 due to the impact of COVID-19 and economic conditions. The Labour Inspector from the Samut Prakan Province Labor Protection and Welfare Office issued an order on […]
On August 16, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, and the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, to present a certificate of appreciation to the private sector for their contribution in providing facilities and hospitals in the social security network for supporting medical personnel in the COVID-19 vaccinations to Section 33 insured persons. The occasion occurred at the Thai-Nichi Institute of Technology, Pattanakarn Road, Guts Investigation Security Guard Co., Ltd., and LMG Insurance PCL at Jasmine City Hotel Sukhumvit 23. Mrs. Thiwalrat 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 oversees the Ministry of Labour, is concerned about the workforce and the general public amid the COVID-19 situation, promoting vaccinations as a national agenda. The Labour Minister assigned the Social Security Office to work with the Ministry of Interior, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the Ministry of Public Health by the National Health Security Office (NHSO), the Ministry of Finance by Krung Thai Bank, and public and private social security […]
On August 14, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, and the Ministry of Labour under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, have seen the hardships and are concerned for the workers and entrepreneurs who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, there are measures to remedy those affected by the “lockdown” in the dark red areas in the 13 provinces, namely Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Songkhla. Chachoengsao, Chonburi and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. The measures cover nine types of business, namely construction, accommodation and food services, art activities, entertainment and recreation, and other service activities, to nine branches, with the addition of transportation and storage, wholesale and retail, automotive repair, administrative, and support activities, professional activities in science and academia, and information and communication activities. Mr. Suchart gave an overview of payment of remedies to insured persons under Section 33. Unsuccessful transfers in 13 provinces amounted to 233,730 cases. From the results of the remittance […]
On August 13, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported that the Ministry of Labour’s Social Security Office has carried out COVID-19 vaccinations. The first dose has been given to over 1.3 million Section 33 insured persons since June 7. The working group on the management and distribution of the vaccine has prepared a vaccination center to serve Section 33 insured persons with the second dose of vaccinations, which will begin on August 16, 2021. All vaccines are AstraZeneca branded. Mr. Suchart said that the second dose of vaccinations would start on August 16, 2021, onwards. Insured persons are divided according to the following vaccination formula. The first is (AZ+AZ), insured persons who received the first dose as AstraZeneca and will be due for the second dose within 12-16 weeks. The second dose will be the same, that is AstraZeneca. Insured persons in the Bangkok area who received the first dose from June 7 to July 21, 2021, will receive a second dose from August 16 to September 28, 2021. The second formula (SV+AZ) is insured persons alternating vaccines. According to the resolution of the […]
On July 24, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Director of the Bangkok Employment Office Area 10, Ms. Thipawan Thongsri, to visit the area to receive food and consumables from Khun Ratcharin Somboonbodee, children, and the family of Laila, who donated dry foods, and from Khun Nantharat Thamcharoen and friends from a Facebook group who donated 330 sets of sandwiches, crackers, drinking water, sticky rice and fried pork, rice boxes, and egg snacks. The donations were made for the Ministry of Labour to deliver to the workers, to support those affected by the workers’ camp closure measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The food and goods were delivered to the construction worker’s accommodation at Siam Multi Call Co., Ltd., Soi Vibhavadi 16, Yaek 17, Din Daeng, Bangkok, which had 94 employees, and the Infinite Construction and Engineering Co., Ltd., worker camp at Soi Rim Klong Samsen next to Phayathai Pirom Park, with 236 employees. In total, the two camps had 330 workers. The donations aim to help workers have a good quality of life and help alleviate their burden throughout the period of cooperation […]
On July 23, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported a summary on the proactive COVID-19 screening for insured persons and the public, following the “Workforce Fighting Together” project at the Bangkok Youth Center (Thai-Japan), Din Daeng District, Bangkok. Today was the last day of screenings. He said that this new wave of COVID-19 outbreaks has caused many people to have close contact with high-risk groups and need to be tested for infection. This has caused many public and private hospitals to be congested, having to wait in long queues. To facilitate insured persons and the public to get tested quickly, Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha instructed the Ministry of Labour under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan to work with the Ministry of Interior, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and the Ministry of Public Health by the NHSO to provide proactive COVID-19 screening under the “Workforce Fighting Together” project, whereby the tests are free of charge. Today (July 23, 2021) was the last day of service. Overall, the proactive COVID-19 screening services were satisfactory. Mr. […]
On July 23, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to visit the COVID-19 Vaccination Center for Insured Persons in Bangkok at 27 Engineering Co., Ltd., located on Rama 2 Road, Samae Dam, Bang Khun Thian, Bangkok, which is under the responsibility of the Bangkok Social Security Office Area 7. The site can vaccinate 700 people daily, staffed with a team of doctors, nurses, and pharmacists from Bang Pakok Hospital 8. Mrs. Thiwalrat 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 oversees the Ministry of Labour, is concerned for the workforce and the public amid the COVID-19 situation. The government has set vaccinations as a national agenda. The Labour Minister assigned the Social Security Office to work with the Ministry of Interior, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the Ministry of Public Health by the National Health Security Office (NHSO), the Ministry of Finance by Krung Thai Bank, and both public and private social security network hospitals to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to insured […]
On July 23, 2021, at 09.30 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin joined the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Committee Meeting No. 3/2021, which took place online at the Saengsingkaew meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered the following: 1) The action plan for preventing and suppressing trafficking in persons for 2021 – 2022. 2) Improvements to the composition of the Joint Thai – US Subcommittee on Anti-Trafficking in Persons, and 3) Improvements to the composition of the subcommittee to increase efficiency in sustainably solving the problem of trafficking in persons. ———————————————— Division of Public Relations 23 July 2021
On July 11, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Deputy Director-General of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, to work with safety network partners such as the Thai Occupational Medicine Foundation, the Bangkok Work Safety Network Club, Perfect Safety Training and Consulting Co., Ltd. and Burapha Technical Engineering PCL to visit the area to deliver 400 sets of food and necessary goods to workers and their dependents, who are in quarantine following the policy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Bubble and Seal). The visit took place at two construction worker accommodation sites under Sarathat Engineering Company Limited. The first was the SVRC117 project construction worker’s accommodation on Petchkasem Road Soi 3, Wat Tha Phra Subdistrict, Bangkok, with 134 migrant workers. The second site was the LTP construction worker accommodation at Soi Phanuwong 2, Samrong Nuea Subdistrict, Mueang Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, with 234 migrant workers. The effort aims to help workers have a good quality of life and help relieve the burden on workers throughout cooperation in compliance with government measures. The donation of food […]
On July 9, 2021, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics) Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, spoke about the case where M.P. Ms. Wanwipha Maison, from the Move Forward Party, came out to the news on Twitter and her personal Facebook page, saying that it was said that cash would be paid every five days. Still, today is said that D-Day would start this 23 with remedies for almost a month. What is left of this government to be reliable? In this regard, the Ministry of Labour would like to clarify the details as follows. With the CCSA’s announcement of the closure of construction worker camps, the Ministry of Labour’s Social Security Office has paid compensation benefits in case of unemployment due to force majeure from Covid-19 by cutting the payment for five days from June 28 to July 2, 2021. A total of 13,655 employees were paid for 28,494,966.60 Baht. Mrs. Theanrat added that the payment on July 23 was the government’s budget under the Loan Act, providing additional remedies for employees and employers. This is a different part of the fund from […]
Today (June 25, 2021), Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol chaired the Employee Welfare Fund Committee Meeting No. 7/2021. Relevant agencies attended the meeting via the ZOOM application at the Prof. Nikom Chandravithu meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. The meeting considered the request for assistance in other cases besides compensation and review of the Employee Welfare Fund Debtor Management Plan for the 2021-2023 fiscal year. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 25 June 2021
On June 23, 2021, at 13.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol chaired the Skills Development Board Meeting No. 4/2021. The meeting considered the request to certify labour skill standards of professionals under section 26 of the Skills Development Promotion Act B.E. 2545 (Office of Standards Development and Skill Testing), the request on approval to be certified as a professional organization of the Association for Personnel Development (Office of Knowledge Certification), and the request on approval to extend the time to set measures to help entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19 (Skills Promotion Division). In addition, the meeting sought approval to extend the deadline to apply the zero percent interest rate per year following the Notification of the Skills Development Board, regarding the loan limit and repayment to the Skill Development Fund (Skill Development Division) and requesting approval for a grace period for repayment of loan repayment from the Skills Development Fund, to help entrepreneurs who affected by the new wave COVID-19 outbreaks. The meeting took place at the Somchat Lekalawan Conference room, 10th floor, Department of Skill Development, Ministry of Labour. ———————————- Division of Public Relations
On June 23, 2021, at 10.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitayawong as chairperson of the meeting to prepare for the Labour Minister’s visit to follow up on the results and operational guidelines of agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Phuket. The visit aims to support measures for the “Phuket Sandbox” initiative following government policy. The Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, Advisory Board Member to the Labour Minister, Mr. Natthawat Teeratathamrong, the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General Mr. Prateep Songlamyong, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion at the Saengsingkaew room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. ++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 23 June 2021
On June 23, 2021, at 10.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol chaired the meeting to prepare an explanation to the Extraordinary Committee to consider the Budget Expenditure Act of the 2022 Fiscal Year. The meeting considered the presentation of information to clarify the expenditure budget for the 2022 fiscal year, in the overview of the Ministry of Labour, Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Department of Employment, Department of Skill Development, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, the Social Security Office and the Thailand Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Public Organization). The meeting took place at the Prasong Rananant Conference Room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. ———————————- Division of Public Relations 23 June 2021
