On November 26, 2021, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives received donations from Charoen Pokphand Group, including 7,200 cans of BK beverage and 9,000 bottles of vitamin drinks. The donation was made to the Ministry of Labour to help flood victims in different areas. Mr. Thianchai Jupatanakul, Assistant Managing Director of social activities, was the company’s representative. The occasion took place at the foyer on the ground floor, Ministry of Labour. ——————————————– Division of Public Relations 26 November 2021
On November 26, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Suthep Chitayawong, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, and the Social Security Office’s Inspector-Generals Mr. Sakdinat Sonthisakyothin to represent the Ministry of Labour in congratulating the Royal Thai Army Television Station, Channel 7HD on their 54th anniversary and start to their 55th year. News Manager Mr. Somphot Toraksa received the donation of sports equipment and school supplies. Channel 7HD will continue to donate the equipment to schools in need. The occasion took place at the Royal Thai Army Television Station, Channel 7HD, Chatuchak District, Bangkok. ++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 26 November 2021
On November 26, 2021, at 09.30 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong presided over the opening of the Employment in Thailand: Labour Market Transitions During and Post the COVID-19 Pandemic workshop at the Marina Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor, Novotel Marina Sriracha & Koh Si Chang, Chonburi Province. He said that the COVID-19 situation has affected workers and caused changes to the labour market. The changes include 1) Workforce reductions. 2) Reduced working hours. 3) Lower labour income, and 4) Advances and exponential growth of digital technology. As a result, career trends and employment patterns have changed. The Ministry of Labour has taken action to cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that has resulted in layoffs, unemployment, and changes in working behaviour and employment to promote and support all groups to have access to employment services, to have a job, a career, and a stable and sustainable quality of life. Therefore, measures to promote employment have been established. The key results are as follows: 1) Preparing students and all people groups for the workforce, […]
On November 17, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to visit the insured persons with disabilities under the “SSO Sharing Happiness” project in Krabi Province. 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, the Social Security Office’s Secretary-General Mr. Boonsong Thapchaiyut, along with physiotherapists from the Songkhla Provincial Worker Competency Center Region 5, joined the team to encourage and recommend physical therapy and basic self-help to two insured persons with disabilities. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned her and her team to visit Krabi Province to meet insured persons with disabilities in the “SSO Sharing Happiness” project, which aims to take care of insured persons who have suffered from accidents that caused them to become disabled. The visit aimed to build morale and encouragement for the insured persons to positively view the social security […]
On November 10, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin chaired the meeting to consider the guidelines for importing migrant workers to work with employers in the country under the MoU amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Suthep Chitayawong, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, the Department of Employment’s Director-General Pairoj Chotikasathian, and representatives from the Internal Security Operations Command, Immigration Bureau, Department of Disease Control and the Federation of Thai Industries also joined the occasion. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees the Ministry of Labour, instructed the Ministry of Labour to prepare for the importation of foreign workers according to the MoU. The effort aims to resolve the labour shortage following the nation’s opening. The survey results on demand for foreign workers exceeded four hundred thousand positions. Today’s meeting facilitated a discussion between the Ministry of Public Health, the Immigration Bureau, and the Internal Security […]
On November 1, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin traveled to Chumphon Province to visit the Center for Skill Development’s activities and meet with labour volunteers. He also joined a meeting to hand over the policies and meet with the heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Chumphon Province at the Center for Skill Development Center, Chumphon Skill Development Office, Tha Yang Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chumphon Province. 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, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion. The Labour Minister viewed the successful activities following the project to enhance labour productivity and modern entrepreneurship, and successful activities from providing training on self-employment and online sales under the skills development project to boost the GPP in Chumphon Province to 100,000 million Baht. The delegation observed skill development activities in clean energy technology in front of the electrician and electronics building. […]
On October 15, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin received a delivery of 50 boats from Vanda Pack Co., Ltd., worth over 400,000 Baht, for the Ministry of Labour to help workers in flooded areas. The occasion took place at the foyer on the ground floor, Ministry of Labour. “Today, the Ministry of Labour would like to thank you the private sector, such as Vanda Pack Co., Ltd., for delivering the boats to the Ministry of Labour to help the workers in the various flooded area. This will help lighten the burden and build morale to overcome this situation together,” concluded Mr. Suchart. ———————————————— Division of Public Relations 26 October 2021
On October 26, 2021, at 10.00 hours, Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan presided over the witnessing of the signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding on the Employment Project for People with Social Disabilities between the Department of Employment and seven leading enterprises. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion. The Department of Employment’s Director-General Pairoj Chotiksetian signed the MOU at the meeting room on the 5th floor of the Ministry of Labour. Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said he was concerned about vulnerable people, especially people with disabilities wanting to work to support themselves and their families but still lacking opportunity. Therefore, he assigned the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, to accelerate the implementation of the employment initiatives for the people with social disabilities between the public and private sectors. The goal is to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, to reduce inequality, and enhance opportunities to enable people with disabilities in Thailand to have access to welfare and government services, allowing them to have […]
On October 18, 2021, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha assigned Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin to visit the Factory Accommodation Isolation (FAI) according to area-specific preventive and control measures at Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Sisa Chorakhe Yai Subdistrict, Bang Sao Thong District, Samut Prakan Province. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, Assistant Minister from the Prime Minister’s Office performing duties for the Ministry of Labour Police Major General Nantachat Supamongkol, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, the Social Security Office’s Secretary-General, Mr. Boonsong Thapchaiyut, Deputy Governor of Samut Prakan Province Mr. Wanchai Kongkasem and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion. President of Nissan Group Thailand Mr. Ichao Sekiguchi, Managing Director of the Production Line Mr. Akarapol Kaewpinit and staff from Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd., gave a welcoming. Mr. Suchart said that the Prime Minister is on an important mission. Today, he assigned the Labour Minister to visit the FAI, following area-specific preventive and control measures, within the company. He said that the Prime […]
On October 15, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported that the COVID-19 situation had affected the tourism and service sectors. Meanwhile, the country’s export sector has been able to move forward through various measures by the government and the Ministry of Labour, maintaining employment levels to support the economy to continue to drive forward.n Although many social trends are concerned that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will cause many people to lose their jobs when looking at the unemployment situation from the Ministry of Labour’s database, the data does not indicate that the unemployment situation is as problematic as one might think. Especially when looking at the Social Security Office’s data from January to September 2021, only 665,129 insured persons claimed unemployment benefits. Meanwhile, there were 778,125 insured persons entering the social security system, showing that 112,996 more people entered the social security system than existing. The numbers are consistent with the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare’s unemployment alarm indicators. Comparing 2021 and 2020, it was found that in August 2021, only 326 establishments applied for Section 75 for 90,653 employees. This was […]
On October 14, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong to visit and inspect government operations in Khon Kaen Province. Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan led the delegation, which listened to a report on the water situation in the area by Governor of Khon Kaen Province Mr. Somsak Changtrakul and relevant departments. The first point was the Khon Kaen City Hall meeting room, Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang District. The second point was Phothi Throne Temple, Ban Don Daeng, Don Han Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province, to meet community leaders and donate 300 relief bags and five floating restrooms by the Ministry of Labour to the flood victims. The Department of Skills Development’s Director-General, Mr. Prateep Songlamyong, and labour volunteers from Khon Kaen provinces have a welcoming and delivered drinking water to the flood victims. General Prawit encouraged the labour volunteers in Khon Kaen, who welcomed and supported the flood victims. The labor volunteers have a mission to coordinate labor services in the area, providing people with jobs, skills, careers, and income, ensuring protection and sustainable social security. Currently, there are 8,110 […]
On October 4, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin presided over the meeting to hand over the policy to the Ministry of Labour’s advisory committee at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 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, 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. Mr. Suchart said that from the COVID-19 situation, the government under the leadership of Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha had made vaccinations a national agenda to create group immunity for the people. The Ministry of Labour has established the following measures to assist and remedy those affected by COVID-19: 1) Proactive COVID-19 screening under the “Workforce Fighting Together” project from 13 places from January 9 to July 31, 2021. A total of 526,657 people were screened, with 23,705 positive cases found, […]
On September 22, 2021, at 14.00 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol assigned Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Pattraporn Samatrat, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives consisting of the Department of Employment’s Deputy Director-General, Mr. Nanthachai Panyasurarit, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, Inspector-General from the Department of Skill Development Mr. Anukul Namwongsuk, Inspector-General from the Social Security Office Mrs. Wantana Natthaphunwat and Director of the Office of International Cooperation Ms. Chuleerat Thongthip gave a warm welcome to Mr. Severine Leonardi, Deputy Director-General of UNICEF Thailand (UNICEF) and delegation on a courtesy call, which took place via teleconference at the Prasong Rananant Conference Room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. On this occasion, the Ministry of Labour’s executives and UNICEF discussed ways to cooperate and form the UNICEF Country Programme in Thailand (2022-2026) on the issue of vocational skills development among youths, integrating social protection systems during the COVID-19 crisis and future emergencies, as well as family-friendly policies. This discussion will be beneficial to developing policies in creating quality and potential people for […]
On September 10, 2021, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha visited to follow up on the Factory Sandbox project at SB Furniture Industry Co., Ltd., Lahan Subdistrict, Bang Bua Thong District, Nonthaburi Province. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol, Nonthaburi Provincial Governor Mr. Suchin Chaichumsak, Executive Chairman of SB Furniture Industry Co., Ltd Mr. Saraya Chavaldit and other senior executives from the Ministry of Labour also joined the occasion. General Prayuth said that the COVID-19 pandemic had affected the world and in all sectors. The government and private sector must work together to drive the country forward, create jobs, and build investor confidence. He thanked the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Public Health, and the Ministry of Industry for working together to integrate the government’s efforts in helping and healing those affected by COVID-19. The government has made vaccinations a national agenda to build immunity among Thai people by starting a Kickoff on June 7, 2021. He thanked all parties involved in driving the government’s national agenda. General […]
On September 9, 2021, at 10.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to visit the area to present a certificate of appreciation to the private sector for their contributions in providing facilities and hospitals in the social security network for supporting medical personnel in the COVID-19 vaccinations to Section 33 insured persons, to stop the pandemic from spreading to factories and establishments. The visit also aimed to boost morale and encouragement among insured persons, medical personnel, civil servants, and agencies’ staff under the Ministry of Labour in Nakhon Pathom. The occasion took place at the Dharma Practice Building in Honor of the 84th Anniversary of Maharaja, Wat Rai Khing, Rai Khing Subdistrict, Sampran District. Nakhon Pathom Deputy Governor Mr. Apinan Phuakphong, along with a team of the five labour leaders in Nakhon Pathom Province, the Director of Sampran Hospital, and related agencies, joined to give a welcoming. Nakhon Pathom province has 242,726 Section 33 insured persons, whereby 15,000 people have been allocated vaccines since July 22, 2021. In this regard, two vaccination service points […]
The Ministry of Labour joined together with Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd., to organize training for the second batch of participants on creating and developing applications, which is free of charge. The training will select a group of JAVA professionals to meet the needs of the digital age. On September 6, 2021, Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumol Pinyosinwat reported that the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Skill Development (DSD), by the Digital Skill Development Academy (DISDA) joined forces with Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. to organize a training course on “Creating and developing applications” through the online training room (Facebook Group). The second round of training will be held from September 24 to November 24, 2021. Interested people can register for the training free of charge. Participants will spend 48 hours on the training. The course focuses on digital technology skill development that will help the workforce gain better knowledge, competence, and skills to keep up with technological changes and keep aligned with the demands of the labour market. Participants with computer and java language skills can use the knowledge gained from […]
