On May 27, 2024, at 13.30 hours, the Deputy Permanent Secretaries of Labour, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, chaired the National Cooperation Conference to Eliminate Worst Forms of Child Labour No. 1/2024. The occasion took place at the Prof. Nikom Chantravitun Meeting Room, 5th floor, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare. The meeting considered the guidelines for driving operations to eliminate the worst forms of child labour according to the recommendations of the Department of Labour from the United States from the (draft) report on the situation to eliminate child labour in the 2023 fiscal year. +++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 27 May 2024
On May 23, 2024, the Labour Minister, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, spoke of the approval of the Joint Labour Declaration on the mobilization of social security rights for migrant workers in the CLMTV countries at the fourth Labour Ministerial Meeting. The Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Pairoj Chotikasathien, the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Mr. Samat Pattamasukon, the Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Sakdinart Sonthisakyotin, the Ministry of Labour’s executives and related agencies participated at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour, and via video conferencing. Mr. Phiphat said that this year’s topic focuses on linking social security rights for migrant workers in the CLMTV group of countries. The migration of migrant workers, both leaving the country of origin and migrant workers coming to work in the destination country, may result in workers lacking access to social security protection due to different limitations in each country. Thailand, by the Ministry of Labour, provides social security protection for all migrant workers, equally, without discrimination, and according to international human rights principles and international labour standards. For […]
On May 17, 2024, the Labour Minister, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, spoke about the death of two Thai workers who were held hostage in Israel. The Labour Minister expressed his condolences to the families of the Thai workers who lost their lives in this event. He received a report from the Minister Counselor (on Labour) at the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv, Mr. Kitthana Srisuriya, that the Israeli government considered reliable circumstantial evidence and concluded that two Thai workers who were taken hostage had died. The workers are Mr. Sonthaya Akrasri and Mr. Suthisak Rintalak, who were on the list of hostages who had not yet been released. Eight people have died since October 2023. Mr. Sonthaya Akrasri, whose hometown is Nong Bua Lamphu Province, works at Bee’ri with the employer Bitan Reuven, while Mr. Suthisak Rintalak, whose hometown is in Nong Khai Province, works at Bee’ri with the employer Lavi Asher. Mr. Phiphat added that the support that the families of the two deceased workers will receive includes: 1. Compensation from the fund helping job seekers overseas in the […]
The Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson, Mr. Phumiphat Mueanchan, said that the Labour Minister, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, has pushed forward the Good-Breed Labour Project according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare has been assigned to encourage employers to support the budget, including plant/animal species or empty land for employees to use for cultivation and raising animals, to use the produce for consumption, sharing among households, and selling the remainder to increase income for their family. It is also a guideline for developing additional careers for employees who are entering retirement age. The project is a reflection of the royal initiative of His Majesty King Rama IX and the royal aspirations of the current monarchy in continuing, maintaining, and expanding the royal initiatives of the New Agricultural Theories so that employers and employees can be self-reliant according to the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. The project started in 2021 during the COVID-19 outbreak. It is a solution to workers’ issues that focus on food security and help build good relationships between employers and employees. In the past, there […]
On May 10, 2024, the Labour Minister, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, spoke about the case of a chemical storage tank explosion and fire in Rayong Province yesterday (May 9, 2024), causing the injuries and death of an employee. He expressed his condolences to the family of the employee who died and sent encouragement to the injured people to recover quickly. He said that the Ministry of Labour is concerned about all workers. He received a report about the case from the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Pairoj Chotikasathien. He has instructed the Rayong Provincial Labour Protection and Welfare Office and the Social Security Office to visit the area to investigate the facts and the status of the injured victims and deceased employees and to urgently assist and support benefits that they are entitled to according to the law. Mr. Phiphat added that the Rayong Provincial Labour Protection and Welfare Office’s report found that the said incident occurred yesterday (May 9, 2024) at 10.45 hours. There was an explosion and fire at a tank containing petrochemicals at Map Ta Phut Tank Terminal […]
On December 14, 2022, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, received the award for the best government agency at the ministry level in facilitating the business sector, the “Sampao-Navathong” award 2022. The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Wissanu Krea-ngam, presided over the award presentation at the Auditorium on the 7th floor, Building 23, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Vibhavadi Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok. The award for the best government agencies in facilitating the business sector, the “Sampao-Navathong” award for 2022, was organized by the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand. It selects government agencies that improve procedures and reduce obstacles in business operations effectively to receive awards. It honours and publicizes award-winning agencies and establishes cooperation and law amendment processes with relevant agencies. The award plaque is divided into awards for agencies at the ministry level, department level, and awards for process optimization agencies. For the Ministry of Labour the award judging committee resolved to award the ministry-level agency award to the Ministry of Labour, a government agency that has […]
On December 13, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, assigned the Assistant to the Labour Minister, Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, to preside over and witness the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in the Mortgage Loan for Insured Persons Project, between the Social Security Office and the Government Housing Bank. The Social Security Office’s Secretary-General, Mr. Boonsong Thapchaiyut, from the Ministry of Labour, signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the Government Housing Bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Chatchai Sirilai. The Ministry of Labour’s executives witnessed the signing ceremony at the meeting room on the 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. Mr. Surachai said that the government, under the leadership of the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, emphasizes improving life quality and strengthening workers’ security. A home or residence is one of the factors that will help strengthen the stability of workers to have a better quality of life. Nowadays, buying a house is expensive. Therefore, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchat Chomklin, had a thought to help reduce expenses for insured persons without homes so that they can have a home […]
The Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on Politics), Mrs. Thienrat Navamawat, and the Counselor (on Labour), acting as Minister Counselor (on Labour), from the Labour Office in Singapore, Mrs. Dacharee Khuhathong, visited Thai workers in Singapore to give encouragement and rice to them. The visit took place at the site of Ed.Zublin AG Singapore is a German company in the business of building and laying large and small wastewater pipes produced and imported from the company’s branches in Thailand. There are five sewage pipeline projects in Singapore, with site F3C3 located at Jalan Buroh as a major water pipeline project. A Thai foreman supervises the work, and about 100 Thai workers work in the company. Mr. Boonchob said that from talking with the employer, he learned that before the COVID-19 outbreak, Thai workers were permitted to work with work permits in the construction, shipyard, and manufacturing sectors, as Thailand was placed in the Non–Traditional Sources (NTS) group consisting of Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Philippines. However, […]
On December 8, 2022, at 17.30 hours, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, assigned the Secretariat to the Labour Minister, Mr. Suthep Chitayawong, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives to greet Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Executive Vice President of the Thai Red Cross Society, who traveled to preside over the opening ceremony of the 2022 Red Cross Fair and observes the booths and activities of various agencies at the Ministry of Labour’s Red Cross Shop, Lumphini Park. The Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, assigned the Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud to attend the reception and present items to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on such occasions. The occasion took place at the pavilion in front of the Public Library, Lumphini Park, Pathumwan District, Bangkok. For this year’s Red Cross event, the Thai Red Cross Society has scheduled the event under the concept of “Nine Decades under Her Majesty Honoring the President of the Thai Red Cross Society.” The fair will be held between December 8 and 18, 2022, […]
The Department of Employment invites the public to shop for New Year’s gifts in the event “Shop for the Right Things … for the Right Person.” The event showcases products from freelance groups supported by the Department of Employment. They also launched an e-catalog for convenience, shopping the new normal way. On December 2, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, said that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, has the policy to revitalize the economy after the COVID-19 situation to encourage spending during the New Year festival. Therefore, the Ministry of Labour has invited a group of independent professionals, supported by the Department of Employment, to sell products during the New Year festival at the “Shop for the Right Things … for the Right Person” event. The event has exhibitions and sales of products from the freelance groups supported by the Department of Employment (homeworker groups), both from Bangkok and neighboring provinces. The groups include the stylish bag group, the Thonglong Hin Handicraft Group, the Ban Krua Western Community Housewives Group, the Bead, and Silk Embroidery Group, the Tan Wood […]
On November 24, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, joined the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, General Prayuth Chan-ocha’s delegation to visit Phetchabun Province on the occasion of presiding over the KICKOFF ceremony for measures to support and raise income for rice farmers in the 2022/23 harvest year. The measures aim to help rice farmers have an income and financial liquidity in spending, including providing opportunities for farmers to sell rice paddy at a higher price or a price suitable to production costs. The Phetchabun Provincial Governor, Mr. Krit Khongmuang, and heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Phetchabun Province, Phetchabun provincial labour volunteers and community members in the area also participated in the welcoming at the field in front of the Phetchabun City Hall, Sadiang Subdistrict, Mueang Phetchabun District, Phetchabun Province. Mr. Suchart said that the government, under the leadership of the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha, gives importance to improving the quality of life of all worker groups. The workforce is considered an important part of driving the country’s economic and […]
On November 29, 2022, at 10.00 hours, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, welcomed the World Bank’s Social Protection & Labor Sector Manager for East Asia and Pacific Region, Mr. Yasser El-Gammal and committee, to discuss and exchange views on the ongoing cooperation between the World Bank and the Ministry of Labour in conjunction with the presentation of the study results on migrant workers in Thailand. The meeting took place at the Treethep 2 Conference Room, 14th floor, Department of Employment. The discussion topics consisted of presenting the results of an analytical study on “Understanding the Current Status of Migration of Myanmar Workers to Thailand,” a key presence in the ongoing World Development Report 2023, and a discussion and exchange of views on future research projects the research team will undertake on “Understanding the Needs of Thai Employers.”
On November 29, 2022, at 13.30 hours, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Mr. Samat Pattamasukon, to chair the opening meeting to Review and Evaluate Thailand’s National Decent Work Plan 2019 – 2022 and the preparation of the new Thailand Decent Work National Plan 2023 – 2026. The meeting took place at the Kamolthip Room, Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok. He said that the Decent Work Country Program (DWCP) is a cooperation framework that the ILO has established with member countries as a reference document for providing assistance and support to member countries. It is formed by establishing strategies, guidelines, and clear goals that correspond to the context and urgent agenda, both economically and socially, to promote decent work for all. Thailand prepared its first DWCP in 2019. Tripartite representatives and the ILO signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the 2019-2021 DWCP on April 11, 2019, celebrating the ILO’s 100th anniversary. Subsequently, the tripartite committee to drive the implementation of the National Decent Work Plan for Thailand 2019-2021 agreed to extend the implementation period until the end of […]
On November 28, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, presided over the opening speech of the Assistant Minister’s Committee Meeting No. 10/2022. Assistant to the Labour Minister, Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, the Assistant Minister’s Committee, the Ministry of Labour’s executives, and the meeting’s attendees have a welcome. The Ministry of Labour was honored to host this meeting at the Ampol Singhakowin Meeting Room, 6th floor, Social Security Office Administration Building, Nonthaburi Province, and online via teleconferencing system. Mr. Suchart said the Ministry of Labour was honored to host this Assistant Minister’s Committee meeting. He said that the meeting is of great importance. This is because the Assistant Minister’s Committee members are considered an important part of considering and evaluating the performance of the Assistant Ministers and recommending measures that are beneficial to the Cabinet of State affairs administration or the Ministers. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted businesses and workers widely throughout the two years that the Labour Minister has been in his role, in which important measures were launched to help the workforce and establishments. For example, in 2021, it launched stationary and […]
On November 28, 2022, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to chair the opening ceremony of the training program to develop the potential of labour volunteers in the prevention and solution of drug problems for 2023. Heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Phetchaburi Province and labour volunteers in Phetchaburi province joined the welcoming at the Yong Noppakhun Conference Room, Phetchaburi Provincial Office of Non-Formal and Informal Education, Thongchai Subdistrict, Mueang Phetchaburi District, Phetchaburi Province. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that the government, under the leadership of the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha, gives importance to driving policies to prevent and solve drug problems. Therefore, today, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, assigned her to preside over the training for labour volunteers who are an important part of driving the Ministry of Labour’s missions to the area. Drug issues are a national security issue. The Ministry of Labour is considered a key agency at the policy level in preventing and solving drug problems in the workplace. Therefore, all sectors […]
