On October 28, 2020, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, to give an interview on the “People Station” program on Thai PBS about the “Ministry of Labour Meets the People @Phuket” event, scheduled on November 2, at the gymnasium building, Phuket Municipality. There are interesting activities in the event, including the Phuket Job Fair, where there are more than 30 companies opening booths with 3,000 vacancies, a meeting with new graduates (Co-Payment), an expo on creating a career to earn income, and showcase products and products ready for sale by home workers and independent professional groups, along with training in 6 Andaman provinces, in 69 fields. The event will also host volunteer workers with 17 booths, skills development activities, skill training, skills standards assessment, certification knowledge, and a labour clinic to advise on legal rights that employees are entitled to and take case reports. It will also host influenza vaccination services to insured persons aged 50 years and over and recruiting insured persons under Section 39 and 40, including social security questions and answers that the people […]
On October 28, 2020, at 13.30 hours, the Ministry of Labour’s Secretary-General Mr. Suthep Chitayavong chaired the Steering Committee’s meeting for the New Employment Promotion Project for New Graduates by the Public and Private Sector (Co-Payment) No. 6/2020. The meeting discussed guidelines for tracking government subsidies from employers and employees and in the event of collusion is found, or either party provides false information. The meeting also covered the payment of wage subsidies to employees. The new employment promotion program for new graduates by the public and private sectors (Co-Payment) cannot be approved in time on October 31, 2020. The meeting took place at the Tien Achakul meeting room, 10th floor, Department of Employment, Ministry of Labour. ———————————- Division of Public Relations
On October 28, 2020, at 09.30 hours, Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, chaired the session to listen to the mission of the Ministry of Labour’s Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour. The Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General Mr. Niyom Songkaew provided the information about the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour’s missions, which took place at the Prasong Rannant Meeting Room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour. ———————————- Division of Public Relations
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin visited Ratchaburi province to commence the social security project throughout Thailand to the third generation of independent workers (regional) to strengthen independent workers’ security, access to life security, and social protection. On October 28, 2020, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan presided over the opening ceremony of the social security project across Thailand to the third generation of independent workers (regional area) at the Wadee 2 seminar room at a hotel in Muang, Ratchaburi. Advisory Board Member to the Labour Minister Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat also joined the event. Deputy Governor of Ratchaburi Mr. Prakob Wongmaneerung gave a welcoming and the Social Security Office’s Secretary-General Mr. Tosapol Kritawongwiman gave a report. The Labour Minister’s Advisor said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha has focused on driving the economy at the local level by enhancing social and life security for independent workers to create fairness and reduce inequality in society. Today, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin, therefore, assigned the Advisor to visit Ratchaburi […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Secretary-General to visit Kanchanaburi, to give words of encouragement to informal workers and listen to information on labour policy driving. He also met with heads of government agencies and discussed self-employment promotion among elderly groups to have a stable income and support themselves and their families. On October 15, 2020, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan to preside over the visit to encourage informal workers at Ban Nong Sai Sufficiency Economy Learning Center, Nong Sarai, Phanom Thuan, Kanchanaburi. Advisory Board Member to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thienrat Nawamawat also joined the visit. On this occasion, the visiting party visited and gave words of encouragement to professional groups who joined the booths, including a homeworker group in plastic weaving and six elderly worker groups in Kanchanaburi, namely, baked banana snacks, Thong Muan dessert, Nang let dessert, chili paste, hand-woven cloths, bagged rice, doormats, and gravel and grass groups for example. In the afternoon, the Labour Minister’s Advisor chaired […]
On October 10, 2020, Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Capt. Thammanat Prompao visited Amnat Charoen to explain the government’s support to farmers, creating career opportunities while waiting for the harvest season and driving new farming practices with technology to reduce work times and improve productivity. Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat said that agriculture workers play an important role in the country’s economy. There are 68 million people of working-age, 37 million are employed, and 11.47 million people are in the agricultural sector, following the 19.28 million people in the service sector. In Amnat Charoen, there are 117,362 people in the workforce, whereby 114,766 people are employed. From this population, 44,934 people work in agriculture accounting for 39.15 percent. Thus, promoting a stable career and income is an important engine to drive the country’s economy. Furthermore, under the leadership of Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the government attaches great importance to this. It has assigned the Ministry of Labour to carry out missions to promote job stability. […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the results from the JOB EXPO THAILAND 2020, hosted on September 26-28, 2020. The event received 243,566, which are waiting for placement. There were 143,066 applications via employer/company opening job applications at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center, BITEC, 81,412 applications through the Thaimeengarntum.com website, and 3,351 registered persons wishing to work abroad. For the new employment promotion program for new graduates (Co-payment), there are 181,145 remaining positions, with the highest employment demand in production, with 192,291 positions. Mr. Suchat said that the overall outcome was very satisfactory. From exhibitors’ feedback, most felt that the event was beneficial, convenient, and saved time. Many government agencies, state enterprises, and private companies arranged booths for recruitment, allowing applications to submit documents and interviews with employers/companies. The exhibitors showed appreciation for the event and requested that the Ministry of Labour hosts it annually. In addition to recruiting jobs, employers had the opportunity to introduce their organizations to that job seekers know and understand them […]
On September 28, 2020, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol assigned Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Pattraporn Samatrat, to participate in the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, promoting unity and stability at the National Theater. ++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 28 September 2020
The Permanent Secretary of Labour participated in the National Strategy in Action: Integrated Implementation for the THAIS seminar. The session proposed a system to receive reports and monitor the benefits of Thai workers traveling abroad to the Prime Minister. Today (September 28, 2020) at 13.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol and Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Pattraporn Samatrat, participated in the seminar for government personnel in designing the National Strategy in Action: Integrated Implementation for THAIS seminar, chaired by Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-ocha, at the Santimaitree Building, Government Houses. Mr. Suthi presented a system for reports and tracking benefits of Thai workers traveling abroad to the Prime Minister. It is part of the policy related to Digital Transformation of Public Service, the 20-year national strategy in the sixth dimension, balancing and developing public administration service, the public administration national reform plan in the first dimension, to make government services convenient, quick, and responsive to people’s lives. The seminar also discussed the five-year digital action plan of the Office of the Permanent Secretary of Labour on digital innovation development […]
The Deputy Labour Minister said that women play an important role in developing the country, driving the nation both economically and socially. Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat reported that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha emphasized the importance of policy-making on women’s role to create social equality and define a model for the development of women’s leadership in society to have a greater role in driving the economy, society and politics. Furthermore, Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan also gives importance to women workers, in terms of protection, support, stability, and income, to improve women workers’ quality of life. Initiatives include capacity building and continuous skills development. The Ministry of Labour’s Department of Skill Development has, therefore, been assigned to continue to develop the workforces’ skills, especially women, to have more knowledge and skills. This will enhance their job opportunities and promote income according to the concept of “create, elevate and give to unite Thailand and build a nation.” Prof. Narumon continued that over the years, the Ministry of Labour has played an important role in protecting, helping, and building security and income and continuously enhancing the […]
The Labour Minister reported that the Job Expo Thailand 2020, over the three days, had 570 units receive applications. These came from over 120,000 new graduates and the public, with 240,000 vacancies waiting to be filled. Meanwhile, the new graduate employment promotion program had over 1,000 employers join, together with 15,000 graduate students. On September 28, 2020, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the Job Expo Thailand 2020. He said that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan had stressed the importance of stimulating the economy to create employment from the impact of Covid-19, following the policy of unifying Thailand and building a nation. The initiative aims to help new graduates to have a job, allowing people to recover and generate income in the household sector, to recover the nation quickly. The Prime Minister presided over the event’s opening at Hall 98-99, BITEC Exhibition and Convention Center, Bang Na, Bangkok, on September 26. Mr. Suchart continued that the results of the Job Expo Thailand 2020, which was held for the first time, had a large number of government agencies, state-owned, and private […]
On September 26, 2020, at 15.00 hours, Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha commenced the Job Expo Thailand 2020, together with Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Supattanapong Punmeechaow. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin gave a welcoming and reported the event’s objectives, together with the Cabinet. Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the event at the center stage of Hall 98-99, Exhibition and Convention Center, BITEC Bangna. On this occasion, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported that this event’s objective is to promote employment for new graduates. The government, state enterprises, and the private sector have come together to promote additional employment to replace foreign workers, maintaining existing employment with a focus on the areas affected by Covid-19, together with skill development opportunities for both formal and informal workers. The event hosted activities on establishing a platform for collecting employment data and developing skills with the “Thaimeengarntum.com” platform. There are over 1 million job positions from government agencies, state enterprises, and private sectors, both locally […]
The Deputy Labour Minister commenced the mobile skill development project for Thai people to have jobs, giving people access to government services. On September 26, 2020, Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat launched the mobile skill development project for Thai people to have a job at the Lock 4-5-6 Community Activity Dome, Klong Toey, Bangkok. Member of the House of Representatives Khun Kornit Ngamsukonratana, Advisor to Deputy Minister of Labour M.L. Puntrik Smiti, the Department of Skill Development’s Director-General Mr. Tawat Benchatikul, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the opening ceremony. Prof. Narumon said that she was glad to have the opportunity to meet with workers in the Klong Toey community area. She said that the Ministry of Labour is important in human resource development to strengthen the nation’s economy and society. It does this by leveraging the civil state mechanism to drive missions forward to develop the nation’s workforce. The Ministry of Labour is not only focused on developing skills, knowledge, and competencies to become high-potential workers, but there is also a need to raise the quality of life for workers following international standards. This […]
The Deputy Labour Minister reported the number of workers who have passed skills training in the past year, accelerating forward to raise the workforce’s standard, driving the country’s economy. On September 25, 2020, Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat reported the Department of Skill Development’s performance for the 2020 fiscal year, with the set target of 3,827,200 people. A total of 4,728,485 people has gone through skills development, consisting of 136,882 people. The DSD conducted training for and 4,591,603 people through encouraging organizations under the Skill Development Promotion Act B.E. 2545 and amendment No. 2, B.E. 2557. In the DSD portion, there are many interesting projects such as the logistics personnel development project in collaboration with the Thai International Freight Forwarders Association (TIFFA), with 323 new graduates from the undergraduate level, training, and entering the logistics market. The DSD also has a project to enhance workers’ skills in the Special Economic Development Zones totaling 12,462 people, the project for the training center of excellence in advanced technology totaling 10,710 people, the project for specific target groups to improve professional opportunities totaling 11,518 people, consisting of people who have […]
Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan and Deputy Governor of Phetchaburi, Mrs. Wanpen Mangsri, gave a press release in Phetchaburi Province on organizing a workforce meeting in parallel with the Job Expo Thailand 2020, at Bitec, Bangkok. They spoke about the co-payment project (hiring new graduates) where the “government supports, and the private sector creates” employment for 260,000 new graduates. The government encourages graduates from 2019 to 2020, under 25 years of age, with an educational background with a bachelor’s degree, high vocational diploma, vocational certificate, or secondary school qualification, with one year of employment whereby the government support 50% of wages, on the condition of no more than 15% are laid off. The initiative is in line with the government’s policy to accelerate economic recovery after the Covid-19 situation eases, which aims to promote employment for all target groups. The focus is on making Thais have jobs in every area, to support steady and ongoing employment. The project emphasizes human resource capacity, workforce, and businesses’ potential in strengthening the economy and sustainable competition for the future of Thailand. Phetchaburi has scheduled the Job Expo Thailand […]
On September 24, 2020, at 08.55 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Secretary-General Mr. Suthep Chitayavong to give an interview on the “Wan Mai Variety” television program on Thai PBS about the JOB EXPO THAILAND 2020, held on September 26-28, 2020, at BITEC Bangna. The interview will be aired on Thai PBS. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 24 September 2020
