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 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 visited the COVID-19 vaccination service for insured persons in Bangkok at the facility in Central Rama 9, Ratchadaphisek Road, Huai Khwang, Bangkok. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics) Mrs. Thienrat Navamawat, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol, General Manager of Central Plaza Grand Rama 9 Ms. Ranida Rattanachaichot 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 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 networked hospitals to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to insured persons. The initiative aims to […]
On August 13, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson Mr. Prateep Songlamyong as the Ministry of Labour’s spokesperson, and the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, to visit the COVID-19 vaccination service for insured persons in the Bangkok area at the vaccination facility in Central Rama 9 and ShowDC. The sites are under the supervision of the Bangkok Social Security Office Area 3, with the capacity to vaccinate 1,500 people daily at each site. The facility is supported by doctors, nurses, and pharmacists from Paolo Chokchai 4 Hospital and Vichaivej International Hospital. 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 […]
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 August 9, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin met with the Chairman of the Bangkok Hawker Community, Ms. Yada Pornpetcharumpa, and members, who delivered a basket for encouragement ad thanks to Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha through the Labour Minister for assisting members of the Bangkok Hawker Community in making food boxes for worker camps in Bangkok. The effort follows the “sharing kindness from shop to workers” project. The occasion took place at the Chatumongkol Room, 6th floor, Ministry of Labour. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, Advisory Board Member to the Labour Minister Mr. Jumlong Chuayrod, and the Director-General of the Department of Employment Mr. Phairoj Chotikasathian also joined the occasion. The Labour Minister said that under the “sharing kindness from shop to workers” project, the Department of Employment support one meal of food per day. The initiative was carried out from July 12 to 27, 2021, targeting camp workers in 520 locations in Bangkok with 750,000 boxes and 797 locations in Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, and Samut Prakan, totaling 500,000 boxes. The project participants are the Bangkok Hawker […]
On August 9, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the progress of paying remedies to workers and entrepreneurs following the measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in highly controlled areas. The measure follows the Cabinet’s Resolution on July 20, 2021, which agreed to expand the area to remedy entrepreneurs and employees affected by the COVID-19 measures from 10 provinces to 13 provinces, adding 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. The rate of payment and payment method remains the same. He said that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha is concerned about workers and entrepreneurs affected by the measures to control the COVID-19 outbreaks. Today, SSO has already transferred money to Section 33 insured persons in Chonburi, Chachoengsao, and Ayutthaya areas. Mr. Suchart added that the payment of remedies […]
On August 6, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong to visit the area to donate survival bags provided to the Ministry of Labour by the private sector to help taxi drivers’ families who have suffered from the impact of COVID-19. A donation of 2,000 kits was delivered through the Taxi Drivers Foundation. The President of the Thai Taxi Association, Mr. Witoon Naewpanich, received the donations to distribute to the families of taxi drivers who have suffered from the impact of COVID-19, at the Siam Taxi Cooperative, Nuanchan Road, between 27-29, Sureeporn 46/172 Project, Khlong Kum Subdistrict, Bueng Kum District, Bangkok. Mr. Surachai said that the government led by Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has foreseen the hardships and cares for people in independent professions such as taxi drivers, street hawkers, motorcycle taxi drivers, tricycle drivers, including night time professions, such as waitresses, singers, and musicians, who have been affected by the lockdown measures in the highest control areas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Surachai added that today, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart […]
On August 3, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to visit the area to deliver rice boxes and dry food, supported by the private sector and kind citizens. The delivery was made to help families of taxi drivers who have suffered from the impact of COVID-19 through the Thai Taxi Association. The Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, and the President of the Thai Taxi Association, Mr. Witoon Naewpanich, joined the occasion at the Siam Taxi Cooperative, Nuanchan Road, between 27-29, Sureeporn 46/172 Project, Khlong Kum Subdistrict, Bueng Kum District, Bangkok. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that the government led by Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has foreseen the hardships and cares for people in independent professions such as taxi drivers, street hawkers, motorcycle taxi drivers, tricycle drivers, including night time professions, such as waitresses, singers, and musicians, who have been affected by the lockdown measures in the highest control areas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mrs. Thiwalrat added that today, the Labour […]
On July 31, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the progress of paying remedies to worker groups and businesses following the measures to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 in highly controlled areas. On July 20, 2021, the Cabinet Resolution agreed to expand the area to remedy businesses and employees affected by the Covid-19 measures from 10 provinces to 13 provinces, adding Chachoengsao, Chonburi, and 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. The rate and method of payment remain the same. He said that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha is concerned about the workforce and businesses affected by the measures to control the Covid-19 situation. Therefore, he has ordered the Labour Minister to speed up the Social Security Office in paying remedies to insured persons to alleviate the suffering of employers and employees. Mr. Suchart spoke […]
On July 27, 2021, at 13.3 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol chaired the Management of the Foreign Workers Fund Committee for the 2021 Fiscal Year Meeting No. 9/2021. The meeting took place at the Tien Achakul Meeting Room, 10th floor, Ministry of Labour. ++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations
On July 27, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan visited the area to hand the vaccinated camp signs of Siam Multi Con Co., Ltd., Soi Inthamara 15 and 27 Engineering Co., Ltd., Soi Inthamara 14, Suthisarn Winitchai Road, Samsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok. The Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, and Deputy Director-General of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, also joined the occasion. 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, and related agencies, from both the public and private sector to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to insured persons to control the COVID-19 outbreak from spreading […]
On July 27, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, and the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, to donate consumer goods which the Ministry of Labour received from the private sector, to support people suffering from the impact of COVID-19. The occasion took place at the foyer, 1st floor, Ministry of Labour. The goods were given to three charitable organizations. The first was the “Fueng Fah Center,” which received 5,000 packs of instant noodles, 1,000 bottles of drinking water, 5,000 hygiene masks, 100 bags of rice, 10 gallons of alcohol gel, and 1,000 bottles of vitamin water. The second organization was “Team Help,” and the third was Khun Saowaluk Bangkoknoi, from Krua Klang Trok Kao Mai, with 2,500 packs of instant noodles, 500 bottles of drinking water, 2,000 hygiene masks, 60 bags of rice, 5 gallons of alcohol gel, and 500 bottles of vitamin water. The Ministry of Labour has brought consumer goods donated from the private sector and kind people to give to the employees in the worker camps. […]
The new wave of COVID-19 outbreaks has spread throughout the country, and CCSA decided to close construction worker’s campsites to restrict traveling and workers’ movement in the dark red provinces for one month to control the spread of COVID-19 in worker camp clusters. Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered the Ministry of Labour to issue measures to remedy impacted employees in worker camps, including compensation from force majeure at 50 percent of wages. Employers are asked for their cooperation in taking care of all three meals, whereas the Ministry of Labour will support consumer goods donated by the private sector through the Thai Contractors Association under H.M. The King’s Patronage. Additionally, the Ministry of Labour has sponsored food expenses, receiving food from traders. Project participants include the Bangkok Stall Hawker Club, the Taxi Drivers Association of Thailand, the Thai Restaurant Association, and shops around the construction camp, for a total of 132 places, working together to distribute food to the workers in the construction camps under the “sharing kindness from shops to workers” activity. The initiative started on July 12 to 27, 2021, and is […]
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 18, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin visited and encouraged the restaurant operator who was cooking lunch boxes for workers camps and monitored the process of transporting the lunch boxes to the campsites, ready to support workers affected by the COVID-19 control measures. The occasion took place at Pa Ja’s restaurant, owned by Mr. Samnieng Ritsak, located at 152/1 Soi Ladprao 80, Yaek 21, Wang Thonglang, Bangkok. The shop is near the workers’ camp, within the responsibility of the Bangkok Employment Office Area 4. The Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, and Director-General of the Department of Employment Mr. Phairoj Chotikasathian, also joined the occasion. The Labour Minister said that the 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 is concerned about hawker stalls, taxi drivers, and restaurants that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and following the CCSA’s disease control measures. The Ministry of Labour has been instructed to assist informal workers, especially hawker stalls and restaurant operators, as much as possible and reminded […]
