On December 15, 2021, at 11.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong presided over the workshop’s opening ceremony to prepare the (draft) 5-year government action plan of the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour. The workshop also prepared for important projects for agencies under the Ministry of Labour to enable personnel in the strategy and work plans of the Ministry of Labour and those involved in the project preparation at both the central and provincial areas to write projects effectively. Furthermore, the Ministry of Labour and the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour have a 5-year government action plan (2023 – 2027) to drive continued operations. The occasion took place at the Berkeley Hotel Pratunam. Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong said that the Ministry of Labour is one of the main ministries whose mission is to increase the potential of workers and entrepreneurs to cope with changing situations. It aligns with the development and direction of the country to promote employment, protect, and encourage workers to have stability in their work, to have a guarantee and […]
On December 9, 2021, at 09.30 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong to preside over the delivery of policies to the Chonburi Labour Volunteers at the Chonburi Meeting Room, Chonburi City Hall. He said that the COVID-19 pandemic severely affected Thailand at the beginning of 2021. When the pandemic spread widely, it directly affected the business operations of many establishments in the Chonburi area. The state ordered many organizations to close services, including small business establishments that could not bear the cost, causing them to close, which then caused unemployment issues. According to the Chonburi Provincial database, 562 organizations temporarily closed, impacting 159,644 employees. The top three sectors were manufacturing businesses with 140 companies, wholesale and retail businesses with 162 companies, and accommodation and food service businesses with 62 companies. In terms of providing remedies to those affected, the Ministry of Labour’s Social Security Office in Chonburi Province paid compensation benefits in the case of unemployment due to force majeure to 133,000 people, valued at 1,527 million Baht. For the 2022 fiscal year, the Ministry of Labour by the Labour Minister […]
On November 23, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin paid a visit and gave a speech to the first class of trainees participating in training to enhance their skills in food and nutrition management onboard. The occasion took place at the Training Room on the second floor, Labour College building, Department of Skill Development, Bangkok. 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 Skills Development’s Director-General Mr. Prateep Songlamyong, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion. Mr. Suchart said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayut Chan-ocha and the Ministry of Labour under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan has the policy to promote the Thai workforce to strictly comply with the requirements and laws of Thai and international laws. This is to ensure the workforce is not at a disadvantage and to showcase the full potential of Thai workers. The effort aims to create opportunities and maintain jobs for Thai people, […]
Former employees of Brilliant Co., Ltd. thanked the Prime Minister for responding to the request for the Employee Welfare Fund Committee to consider increasing the rate of benefits paid from the original maximum to 100 times of the minimum wage rate, to have a retroactive effect from March 1, 2020. The process for publication in the Government Gazette will be accelerated, and it is expected to come into effect before the new year. Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong spoke about the case of the Triumph International Workers’ Union of Thailand comprising 30 representatives of Brilliant Alliance Thai Global Co., Ltd., who visited the Ministry of Labour on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 10:00 hours, to follow up on the decision of the Employee Welfare Fund Committee to assist employees of Brilliant Co., Ltd. The employees requested to amend the regulations of the Employee Welfare Fund to increase the rate of payment from the fund. The matter was submitted to the Prime Minister by representatives of the employees. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin was assigned to carry out the orders of […]
On November 16, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin chaired the meeting to hand over policies to heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in the six southern provinces on the Andaman coast, comprising Krabi, Trang, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong, and Satun. The meeting took place at the Phanom Bencha Conference Room, 5th floor, Krabi City Hall. 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, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, along with senior executives and heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in six southern provinces on the Andaman coast joined the occasion. Before the meeting commenced, labour volunteer leaders at the district level in Krabi Province welcomed and presented souvenirs to the Labour Minister. Mr. Suchart 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 […]
On October 27, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to preside over the sub-district labour volunteer leader meeting opening at the Ban Mo Sub-district Administrative Organization meeting room, Phetchaburi Province. Heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour in Phetchaburi Province, Phetchaburi Provincial Public Relations Officer Ms. Jamree Anurat, Head of the Office of the Permanent Secretary Ms. Ratri Chulabutr, and 93 subdistrict-level labour volunteers participated in this occasion. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha and the Ministry of Labour under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan and Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin gives importance to driving labour policies to the people in the area. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that the Ministry of Labour has a mission to manage labour. This is a policy that is extremely important to the country’s development, to provide labour management for people to cover all areas. This is because the labour volunteer network is an important mechanism for coordinating work to improve the quality of life of the […]
On October 27, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin chaired the meeting to listen to the situation of migrant workers and present policies to the heads of government agencies under the Ministry of Labour of Chanthaburi Province at the Ban Laem Danthavorn Meeting Room, Thep Nimit Subdistrict, Pong Nam Ron District, Chanthaburi Province. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Suthep Chitayawong, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, Deputy Governor of Chanthaburi Province Alongkorn Akarat, and the Ministry of Labour’s senior executives also joined the occasion. Mr. Suchart said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha and the Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees the Ministry of Labour is concerned about the situation along the border where migrant workers are being smuggled into the country illegally as businesses require a lot of labour. The demand is in line with the economic recovery following the government’s policy to open the country. Therefore, he instructed the security department, police, military, and related agencies to fix that […]
On October 27, 2021, at 13.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong presided over the 21st Wage Committee Meeting No. 9/2021 via the ZOOM application system. The meeting considered the appointment of a subcommittee on considering the provincial minimum wage rate in Nonthaburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, and Pathum Thani Provinces. It also considered the appointment of a subcommittee considering the provincial minimum wage rate to replace the vacant positions and summarized the results of the provincial and Bangkok minimum wage rate subcommittee meeting at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. ——————————— Division of Public Relations
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 6, 2021, at 15.30 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to visit the area to deliver “Uncle Tu and Uncle Pom’s Kitchen” food boxes, which allowed local vendors to cook food boxes for dinner, to have a career, and earn an income. There were 1,500 food boxes to distribute to members in the three Din Daeng communities affected by COVID-19. The. The first point was delivered 400 boxes to the Din Daeng City Rehabilitation Phase 1 (Din Daeng Plan G) project behind the Muhayireen Mosque. Mr. Samai Saengchat, Chairperson of the Community Committee of the Din Daeng City Rehabilitation Project Phase 1 (Din Daeng Plank G), received the goods. The second point was delivered 400 boxes at the field of the 8-story building, Pracha Songkhro Intersection, opposite Phibun Prachasan School. Mrs. Siriphen Sapna, Chairperson of Din Daeng 1 Community Housing, was the recipient. The third point was delivered 700 boxes at the sports ground area 51, Soi Pracha Songkhro 11, near the Din Daeng 2 Community Housing Market. Mr. Wichan Kheewkaew, Chairperson of the Din Daeng 2 Community Housing Committee, […]
On October 4, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Suthep Chitayawong to visit the area to deliver “Uncle Tu and Uncle Pom’s Kitchen” food boxes, which allowed local vendors to cook food boxes for dinner, to have a career, and earn an income. There were 1,500 food boxes to distribute to members in the three Din Daeng communities affected by COVID-19. The. The first point was delivered 400 boxes to the Din Daeng City Rehabilitation Phase 1 (Din Daeng Plan G) project behind the Muhayireen Mosque. Mr. Samai Saengchat, Chairperson of the Community Committee of the Din Daeng City Rehabilitation Project Phase 1 (Din Daeng Plank G), received the goods. The second point was delivered 400 boxes at the field of the 8-story building, Pracha Songkhro Intersection, opposite Phibun Prachasan School. Mrs. Siriphen Sapna, Chairperson of Din Daeng 1 Community Housing, was the recipient. The third point was delivered 700 boxes at the sports ground area 51, Soi Pracha Songkhro 11, near the Din Daeng 2 Community Housing Market. Mr. Wichan Kheewkaew, Chairperson of the Din Daeng 2 Community Housing Committee, was the […]
On September 27, 2021, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol assigned Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Niyom Songkaew to chair the second meeting of the National Advisory Committee on the Ship-to-Shore Rights Project in Southeast Asia together with Mr. Giuseppe Busini, Acting Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Thailand. The meeting was via Zoom at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. ———————————————– Division of Public Relations 27 September 2021
On September 27, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin spoke about the assistance with the flooding in many provinces that occurred from the tropical storm “Dian Mu” from September 23 until now. The storm has resulted in flash floods causing suffering among many people. He 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 all workers and the general public who have suffered from the flooding. He has instructed all relevant agencies in the area to work together and provide urgent assistance to the people, including moving, evacuating, accelerating drainage, giving things to alleviate suffering, and spreading awareness to the public about the flood situation. Thus, the Labour Minister assigned agencies in each affected province to accelerate the integration of support to workers, insured employees, and the public in the areas who have suffered, especially with the movement of people to safe places and temporary shelters, and supporting the necessary consumer goods to alleviate the troubles. Mr. Suchart spoke about the Ministry of Labour’s measures to […]
The Ministry of Labour’s Department of Employment organized 19 training courses to enhance workers’ skills in technology in a Virtual Classroom Online Training format, targeting 580 people. The effort aims to accelerate support to rehabilitate people whose occupations were impacted by the COVID-19 situation. On September 27, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin presided over the opening ceremony of training courses to upgrade skills in the form of a Virtual Classroom Online Training, following measures to help people whose occupations were impacted by the COVID-19 situation. The occasion took place at the Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. 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. Suthi Sukosol, the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Mr. Prateep Songlamyong, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the opening ceremony of the training. Mr. Suchart said that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees the Ministry of Labour, are concerned about workers affected by the COVID-19 situation. […]
On September 18, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin visited the area to deliver “Uncle Tu and Uncle Pom’s Kitchen” food boxes, which allowed local vendors to cook food boxes for dinner, to have a career, and earn an income. There were 1,500 food boxes to distribute to members in the three Din Daeng communities affected by COVID-19, equivalent to 500 boxes for each community. The food boxes consisted of shrimp paste fried rice, fried chicken with ginger and rice, boiled eggs with boiled chicken rice, fried chicken rice, and Panang pork and rice. The first point was the Din Daeng City Rehabilitation Phase 1 (Din Daeng Plan G) project behind the Muhayireen Mosque. The second point was at the field of the 8-story building, Pracha Songkhro Intersection, opposite Phibun Prachasan School. The third point was at the sports ground area 51, Soi Pracha Songkhro 11, near the Din Daeng 2 Community Housing Market. Mr. Wichan Kheewkaew, chairman of the Din Daeng 2 Community Housing Committee, and the residents of the Din Daeng flats received the food boxes. Mr. Suchart said that Prime Minister General Prayuth […]
On September 17, 2021, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha visited to follow up on the Factory Sandbox project at Mitsubishi Motor Company Limited (Laem Chabang), Thung Sukla Subdistrict, Sriracha District, Chonburi Province. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin, Chonburi Provincial Governor Mr. Pakrathorn Thienchai, Chairman of Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Mr. Chokki Morikazu and the delegation gave a welcoming, together with other senior executives from the Ministry of Labour. 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 Prayuth spoke about past investments […]
