Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported that Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan ordered using the Samut Sakhon model to set up a field hospital in a factory to take care of employees infected with Covid-19 in Phetchaburi. The Labour Minister’s Advisor was instructed to visit the company in Khao Yoi District, Phetchaburi, providing four interpreters to communicate with foreign workers infected with Covid-19. The Advisor also listened to issues build morale and share encouragement to help relax the quarantined employees. She also gave 2,100 paper beds from SCG, 500 packs of drinking water, and five support vehicles for transporting Covid-19 patients while the employees remain in factory quarantine. On May 23, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the support for company employees affected by the Covid-19 outbreak in Khao Yoi District, Phetchaburi Province. He 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 is concerned about the Covid-19 outbreak, especially among employees at workplaces in Phetchaburi Province. Therefore, he instructed the Ministry […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin led the team to visit and give words of encouragement to staff providing proactive Covid-19 screening services for insured persons at the Bangkok Youth Center (Thai-Japan) in Din Daeng, which opened for the last day before temporarily closing and reopening for services again on May 5 to 11. On April 30, 2021, at the West Sports Building 1, Bangkok Youth Center (Thai-Japan) in Din Daeng, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin visited and gave words of encouragement to staff providing proactive Covid-19 screening services to insured persons under the “Workforce Fighting Together” project, which opened for services for the last day before temporarily closing the center. The services will open and resume again on May 5 to 11. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 screening center at the multi-purpose building in Pathum Thani Vocational College will open today, April 30, 2021, as the last day before the center temporarily closes and reopens on May 5 to 11, for staff and medical personnel to stop and rest, and complete remaining groups. The situation will then be reassessed. Mr. Suchart said that Prime […]
On April 29, 2021, at 13.30 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol chaired the Management of the Foreign Workers Fund Committee Meeting No. 5/2021. The meeting reviewed the project to collect personal identity data for workers of the three nationalities, following the Cabinet Resolution on January 26, 2021, and April 7, 2021, of the Immigration Bureau. It also continued to review the project following the committee’s opinion from the Covid-19 pandemic situation by the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare and the Internal Security Operations Command Division. The meeting took place at the Prof. Nikom Chandravithu meeting room, 5th floor, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, Ministry of Labour. ——————————– Division of Public Relations
On April 28, 2021, at 13.30 hours, at the Tien Achakul Meeting Room, 10th floor, Department of Employment, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin presided over the Subcommittee Meeting to Investigate Foreign Workers Amid the Covid-19 Situation No. 1/2021. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, Advisory Board Member to the Labour Minister Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, the Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitayavong, Major General Nantachat Supamongkol from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol, the Ministry of Labour’s executives and representatives from the Royal Thai Police and Immigration Office also attended this meeting. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin revealed that Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who oversees the Ministry of Labour, gives importance to the management of foreign workers in Thailand. He emphasized the surveillance, investigation, and Covid-19 screening in all establishments to work together to prevent the spread of Covid-19. “Today’s meeting considered and passed a resolution approving the appointment of six groups for the monitoring and inspection of foreign workers, to inspect, arrest, and prosecute […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the progress of the proactive Covid-19 screening for insured persons following the “Workforce Fighting Together” project in the five provinces. To date, 29,065 people have been tested with 607 confirmed cases of Covid-19. The Labour Minister emphasized that the Thai-Japan Center in Din Daeng, Bangkok, would open until April 30. The center will then be temporarily closed. Screening service will resume on May 5 to 11. Insured persons have thanked the government and the Ministry of Labour for coordinating assistance through the 1506 hotline, press 6, delivering them to hospitals and doctors promptly. On April 27, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin spoke about the progress of the proactive Covid-19 screening for insured persons following the “Workforce Fighting Together” project in the five provinces, including Bangkok Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Chiang Mai, and Chonburi. Overall, the program has screened 29,065 people and found 607 infected people (information as of April 26, 2021, at 16:00 hours). Each center has the following results: Bangkok has examined 23,055 people and found 602 infected people, 31 of whom have been […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin received a donation of alcohol disinfectant products from Pornwilai International Group Trading Co., Ltd., and Vijitsompornpanich Intertrade Co., Ltd., for delivery to the departments under the Ministry of Labour to be used for cleaning and disinfection in Covid-19 prevention. On April 19, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin received a donation of alcohol disinfectant products from Mr. Apichat Patcharapinyaphong, Managing Director of Pornwilai International Group Trading Co., Ltd., a company in the production of ethyl 95% alcohol since 1992, with over 29 years of experience. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been some shortages of hand-sanitizing products among Thai people in many areas across the country. The donation was together with Vijitsompornpanich Intertrade Co., Ltd. Advisory Board Member to the Labour Minister Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Acting Director-General of the Department of Employment, Mr. Phairoj Chotikasathian, and the Ministry of Labour’s senior executives also joined the occasion at the Chatumongkol Room, 6th floor, Ministry of Labour. Mr. Suchart said that today, he received the donation of alcohol disinfectant products from […]
The Cabinet approved the Ministry of Labour’s proposal to extend the Covid-19 screening period and collect biometrics to June 16, 2021. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the assessment on the situation of migrant workers by the Foreign Worker Management Policy Committee found that some may not be able to perform Covid-19 tests and the collection of personal identity information (Biometrics) by April 16, 2021. Therefore, by enabling migrant workers to stay in the Kingdom and work legally, employers/business operators would have workers drive their businesses. Such workers are under the government sector’s supervision to manage the risk of the Covid-19 pandemic and effectively manage workers who are trafficked in the Kingdom. Thus, the Cabinet passed a resolution approving for migrant workers according to the Cabinet’s resolution on December 29, 2020, and resolution on January 26, 2021, to extend the period of Covid-19 screening and personal identity collection (biometrics) from the original deadline of April 16, 2021, to June 16, 64. Other steps must follow the original guidelines. Deputy Permanent Secretary and Acting Director-General of the Department of Employment, Mr. Phairoj […]
On April 5, 2021, at the Foreign Worker Management Policy Committee Meeting No. 3/2021, the committee approved the extension of the Covid-19 screening period and the collection of biometrics for migrant workers of the three nationalities (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar) from the original deadline of April 16 to June 16. Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin said that Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha and Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, as the Chairman of the Board for the Foreign Worker Management Policy Committee, acknowledged the concerns of employers and business operators regarding foreign workers according to the Cabinet’s resolution on December 29, 2020, together with the Cabinet’s resolution on January 26, 2021. Some may not be able to perform Covid-19 tests and the collection of personal identity information (Biometrics) by April 16, 2021. However, public health facilities and the Immigration Offices are ready to complete the service on time. This will result in such foreign workers unable to work legally. “The Ministry of Labour set a meeting for the Foreign Worker Management Policy Committee No. 3/2021 to consider solutions […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin gave his condolences to the deceased’s relatives and showed concern for the employees injured in the fire within Krisda Nakhon Village 31, Borommaratchachonnani Road. He charged affiliated agency officials to urgently help with benefits according to procedures. On April 4, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin spoke about the fire that set ablaze at a house, at 138/12, in Soi Anyamanee 17, Krisada Nakorn Village 31, Borommaratchachonnani Road, Sala Thammasop, Thawi Watthana, Bangkok. The government, under the leadership of 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 gave his condolences to the relatives of the deceased and showed concern for the employees injured in the fire. The Labour Minister, therefore, ordered agencies under the Ministry of Labour in the area to take care of the injured workers to receive medical treatment according to the protection and benefits under the law, and coordinate with the relatives of the deceased in the case of insured persons, to urgently assist with funeral expenses […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin revealed that today (March 29, 2021), the Section 33 We Love Each Other Project transferred the second installment of 1,000 Baht to the ‘Pao Tang’ application. Overall, the accumulated spending in the Section 33 We Love Each Other Project from March 22 to 28, 2021, has reached 4,603,989,005.52 Baht. For groups doing rights reviews and those without a smartphone, the registration deadline was on March 28, 2021. The total number of registered users was 742,017. On March 29, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin reported the progress of the “Section 33 We Love Each Other” project. The government under the leadership of 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, gives importance to the support and remedies to alleviate the cost of living of insured persons under Section 33, providing remedies of 4,000 Baht per person. The project has now transferred the second installment of 1,000 Baht through the ‘Pao Tang’ application for entitled insured persons under the Section 33 We […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin presided over the ceremony on the declaration of intent and sign a Memorandum of Understanding to prevent and solve child labour and forced labor for shrimp, fish, sugarcane, and garment product businesses between the Thai Frozen Foods Association and 12 organizations. The MOU demonstrates the organizations’ commitment to care for the workers’ quality of life following international standards, with a commitment to driving government policies to prevent human trafficking, to reach Tier 1. On March 29, 2021, at the meeting room on the 5th floor, Ministry of Labour, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin presided over the opening ceremony of the declaration of intent and to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to prevent and solve child labour and forced labour in shrimp, fish, sugarcane, and garment product businesses. Assistant to the Labour Minister Mr. Surachai Chaitrakulthong, Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, the Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitayavong, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives also joined the occasion. The Labour Minister said that the government, under […]
On March 29, 2021, at 10.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitayavong to receive a letter from the Chairman of the Bangkok Hawker Community, Ms. Yada Pornpetcharumpa, at the Labour Relations Committee meeting room, 1st floor, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare. The representative requested help from the Ministry of Labour to be a central agency for coordinating assistance to discuss informal workers’ demands from the Bangkok Hawker Group registered at the Ministry of Labour. It aims to be a database to propose solutions to the Bangkok Administration, allowing impacted hawker stalls to return to their careers and trade in Bangkok in the early stages. Mr. Suthep said that in this matter, the Ministry of Labour would host a meeting to discuss and coordinate with the Bangkok Administration to solve such problems as quickly as possible. ———————————————— Division of Public Relations 29 March 2021
Prof. Narumon continued to drive labour development to support the twelve target industries, leading a team to formulate a plan to drive labour development, drawing over 30 co-working partners. On March 29, 2021, Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat chaired the subcommittee meeting on Labour Development and Occupational Training Coordination in the S-curve Target Industries No. 1/2021. The meeting was attended by Advisor to the Deputy Labour Minister M.L. Puntarik Samiti. The Department of Skill Development’s Director-General joined as Acting Secretariat at the Pakorn Angsusingh Meeting Room, 10th floor, Department of Skill Development. Prof. Narumon said today’s meeting intended to listen to suggestions to jointly drive labour development into the 12 target industries. This committee will be responsible for studying and analyzing information to develop skills for the workforce, setting up an action plan, and inviting individuals or groups of people with expertise in each area, to participate in preparing a skills development plan for the target industries. Today’s meeting marks an important mechanism for furthering the action of the subcommittee for clarity and effectiveness. […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Secretariat to the Labour Minister to commence the Bangkok Job Fair 2021. The event has over 40 leading organizations joining with recruitment booths, with over 5,000 vacancies. The event is scheduled from March 26 to 27 at Fortune Street, Fortune Town Shopping Center. On March 26, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Secretariat Mr. Suthep Chitvong presided over the opening ceremony of Bangkok Job Fair 2021 at Fortune Street, Fortune Town Shopping Center, Bangkok. The Labour Minister’s Secretariat said that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha, and the Ministry of Labour, under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, has given priority to solving unemployment from the impact of Covid-19. Today, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin intends to organize the Bangkok Job Fair 2021 for those who did not apply for a job at Job Expo Thailand 2020 at the end of last year. The event gives people the opportunity to apply for a job to mitigate the effects of […]
On March 25, 2021, Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat observed the National Skill Standard Assessment in tiling for 29 female inmates who were assessed. The Nonthaburi Office of Skill Development conducted the assessment at the Thonburi Women Correctional Institution. Director of the Thonburi Women Correctional Institution Khun Kusuman Nakphrom led the visit to the training rooms in massage courses, spas, and areas in detention such as the vocational training center, education, and nursing service center. Prof. Narumon said that the probationary people and the inmates are another group of labour that the government, led by General Prayuth Chan-ocha and the Ministry of Labour under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, gives importance to, to reduce social inequality. The Ministry of Labour was assigned to support, especially in preparing inmates for after detention, to prevent re-offenses. Therefore, promoting skills and professional knowledge is necessary and important to help this group of workers have the knowledge and skills that can be further developed for self-employment. The Department of Skill Development (DSD) has departments in every province, coordinating with prisons […]
Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned his Advisor to commence the project to enhance the prevention of forced labour, services, and human trafficking in Samut Songkhram Province for 2021. The efforts aim to create awareness and mechanisms for preventing forced labour, service, and human trafficking to become Tier 1. On March 24, 2021, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin, assigned Advisor to the Labour Minister Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, presided over the project’s opening ceremony to enhance the prevention of forced labour, services, and human trafficking in Samut Songkhram Province for 2021. The occasion took place at the Tree Tara Riverside Resort Hotel, Samut Songkhram. Ms. Thiwalrat said that the government is committed to driving operations towards Tier 1. Today, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned her to visit Samut Songkhram to launch the project to increase the effectiveness of the prevention of forced labour, services, and human trafficking for the 2021 fiscal year. Mrs. Thiwalrat said that human trafficking is a problem that has a negative impact on Thailand, especially the economic impact that will lead to trade […]
