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June 5–6, 2025 – under the directive of Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Labour, the Ministry of Labour intensified its ongoing policy to regulate and enforce proper employment practices for migrant workers across Thailand. The move is part of the strategy to eliminate illegal foreign labour, prevent job displacement of Thai nationals, and ensure compliance with Thailand’s foreign labour laws. Mr. Pichet Thongpan, the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General, was assigned to lead the “Trai Thep Phithak Special Task Force” to inspect businesses in Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province. The inspections targeted a variety of establishments including Thai massage parlours, mobile phone shops, general merchandise stores, vegetable and meat vendors, and construction sites. Mr. Phiphat said that a total of 14 foreign workers (6 men and 8 women) were found in violation of the Foreign Workers Management Decree B.E. 2560 and its amendments. This included 12 working outside the permitted job scope, 9 from Myanmar (5 men, 4 women), and 3 stateless individuals (1 man, 2 women). Two workers were working without a valid work permit, both from Myanmar (2 women). All 14 individuals were handed over to the Hat Yai […]

On October 8, 2024, at 09.00 hours, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonsong Thapchaiyut, chaired the Social Security Committee Meeting (No. 14) No. 14/2024. The Deputy Secretary-General of the Social Security Office, Acting Secretary-General of the Social Security Office, Ms. Jirapa Boonrat, Efficiency Advisor from the Social Security Office, Ms. Nanthinee Traipasiri, and related agencies attended the meeting at Somkiat Chaiyasriwong Meeting Room, 4th Floor, Multipurpose Building, Social Security Office and online. The meeting considered the adjustment of the criteria for the cost of Panel Reactive Antibody (PRA) testing in the case of kidney transplantation for the preparation of recipients from brain-dead donors, the amendment of the definition of “initial assistance” according to the announcement of the Medical Committee on the payment of initial assistance to insured persons who have suffered damages from receiving medical services, and the adjustment of the criteria and rates of medical services in the case of rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin costs. It also considered the request for approval to allocate additional funds for the administration of the Social Security Office in 2024, 3 projects totaling 18,115,950 Baht, the draft indicators and criteria for evaluating […]

    The Labour Minister, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the Assistant to the Labour Minister, Mr. Siraphop Duangsodsri, the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Pairoj Chotikasathien, the Ministry of Labour’s executives and government representatives traveled to Geneva in Switzerland to participate in the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference and joined discussions with member countries on various issues. Yesterday evening, the Assistant to the Labour Minister, Mr. Siraphop Duangsodsri, was assigned to act as a representative to discuss with ASEAN country Labour Ministers and exchange information about the Malaysian Skills Development Fund with the Malaysian Minister of Human Resources, Mr. Steven Sim Chee Keong. They discussed the establishment of the ASEAN Fund to benefit by creating a network for developing labour skills and human capital in member countries.      Mr. Phiphat said that the meeting included an agenda to meet with the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, to discuss government matters regarding labour.      “The Ministry of Labour ratified Convention No. 144, which the Cabinet passed and signed together with the Director-General of the International Labour Organization. Important points are showing Thailand’s determination […]

            On September 8, 2021, at 12.00 hours, Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Pattraporn Samatrat, as the head of the delegation, participated in the 14th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Workers (AFML) via teleconference at the Prasong Rananant Conference Room, 5th Floor, Ministry Labour. Representatives from the Department of Employment, Department of Skill Development, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, and the Social Security Office also attended the meeting via teleconference.             The forum today was organized by Brunei Darussalam, continuing the session on September 6, 2021. Participants included government representatives, the private sector, employers and employees from the 10 ASEAN member countries, and the International Labour Organization.             The meeting jointly developed recommendations for the 14th AFML Session, the theme of which was “Recovery and labour migration in the post-pandemic future.” Recommendations included providing migrant workers access to COVID-19 testing and COVID-19 vaccines, income support and social protection, and for returning workers to have access to employment and improved labour import agreements. ———————————- Division of Public Relations

            On September 6, 2021, at 12.30 hours, Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Ms. Pattraporn Samantarat, as the head of the delegation, participated in the 14th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Workers (AFML) via teleconference at the Saengsingkaew Conference Room, 5th Floor, Ministry Labour. Representatives from the Department of Employment, Department of Skill Development, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, and the Social Security Office also attended the meeting via teleconference.             The 14th AFML was organized by Brunei Darussalam and attended by government representatives, the private sector, employers and employees from the 10 ASEAN member countries, and the International Labour Organization. The forum considered the progress following the recommendation from the 13th AFML session and jointly developed recommendations for the 14th AFML session, the theme of which was “Recovery and labour migration in the post-pandemic future,” covering two subthemes. The first subtheme was the protection of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic – the current situation and subtheme two was the recovery and the post-pandemic future. ————————————– Division of Public Relations

            On August 26, 2021, at 13.00 hours, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Niyom Songkaew presided over the opening of the meeting Trilateral National Preparatory Workshop for the 14th ASEAN Conference on Migrant Workers. The meeting took place over a video conference organized by the Ministry of Labour and the International Labour Organization. Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour Ms. Pattraporn Samantarat was the moderator for agenda 6, on suggestions from the Trilateral National Preparatory Meeting.             Meeting participants included representatives from the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, the Immigration Office, the National Security Council, the Employers’ Confederation of Thailand, the State Enterprises Workers’ Relations, the Migrant Working Group, and the International Labour Organization.             The purpose of the meeting was to follow up on the recommendations from the 13th AFML meeting and jointly draw up the recommendations to be presented at the 14th AFML meeting. The main theme of the meeting was “Recovery and Labour Migration in the Post Pandemic Future,” which covers two sub-topics, including Subtheme 1 […]

          Today (July 1, 2021), at 13.00 hours, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Ministry of Labour’s Inspector-General Ms. Bubpha Rueangsud, and officials of the Ministry of Labour distributed donated items from Charoen Pokphand Foods, Thai Union Group, Sangthong-Akara affiliated companies, Krungthai Food Products, and TTech Development, consisting of 13,500 cans of canned fish, 29,250 eggs, 44 sacks of rice and 290 packs of drinking water. The goods were donated to the construction worker camps of Saoek Deco Build, Cho Runglert Group, Ruamchai Architect, Jintana Transport, Boontoonkit Construction, Nut and Nat Construction, SSKD Construction, A.S. Associated Engineering (1964), Ganda Property, 7makara, BPF engineering, K.R.C. Engineering, Teka Construction, and Akra Land and Houses, at the Thai Contractors Association Under H.M. The King’s Patronage. +++++++++++++++ Division of Public Relations 1 July 2021

          Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin spoke about the Social Security Office’s announcement to postpone Covid-19 vaccination services for Section 33 insured persons in the 45 locations in Bangkok. Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan is concerned about the insured persons and understands that they wish to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Therefore, he ordered the Minister of Labour to urgently address the two shortcomings, including some unfavorable facilities without air conditioning, taking place in hot weather. The Labour Minister said he would cancel the said place and merge it into a place that is ready with air conditioning. For cases where company HR departments have sent insured persons with confusing and inconsistent information, he clarified that there could be many reasons such as duplicate registrations, insured persons having been vaccinated from elsewhere before, or that the insured person is not ready to receive the vaccinations on the specified date and time, but the HR department did not give an update, or if the insured person is not physically ready, for example. The Social Security Office has coordinated with various business establishments to expedite improvements to […]

                The Labour Minister showed concern for the 25 Thai workers returning from Libya, upon request for assistance from the embassy to return to Thailand due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Suvarnabhumi Immigration Checkpoint was urged to facilitate the workers’ return, together with agencies in the area to meet, visit, encourage, and help workers’ families.                 On September 22, 2020, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin spoke about the progress of the Ministry of Labour, which received a report by Commander Lieutenant Vittavat Koodprasert, Minister Counselor (on Labour) from the Labour Office in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), that 25 Thai workers were working in Libya that previously requested help from the Royal Thai Embassy in Rome. The request was regarding their return to Thailand, from fear of contracting Covid-19 from Libya’s pandemic situation.                 Mr. Suchart also spoke about the Labour Office report in Riyadh, that all 25 Thai workers have arrived at the airport in Doha, Qatar, and will board a connecting flight on Qatar Airways today (September 22, 2020) on flight QR836 at 3.10 hours. The workers arrived in Thailand safely on 14.10 hours.                 The Labour Minister also assigned the Suvarnabhumi Immigration Checkpoint […]

                On June 26, 2020, at 10.00 hours, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol chaired the commencement of the meeting to clarify operational guidelines for hiring skilled workers to work in Japan. The meeting was with organizations that deploy workers abroad under the technical training program in Japan, for 51 organizations through the video conference system. The meeting took place at the job training room before overseas deployment, 11th floor, Social Security Office Building, Bangkok Area 3, Ministry of Labour.                 Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Suoksol said that the delivery of Thai workers to Japan is a matter that the Ministry of Labour focuses on and continuously monitors. On February 4, 2020, the Ministry of Labour has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on basic information for the organization and accommodation of skilled workers (MOC) with four relevant agencies in Japan, including the Ministry of Justice. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Health, Labour and Welfare, and the National Police Agency. The MOC was designed to promote the delivery and acceptance of labour with specific skills from Thailand to work in Japan, ensuring a smooth transition, resolving […]

                The Advisor to the Labour Minister gave a press statement on countermeasures for Thai workers returning from affected areas of COVID-19; after 14 days of quarantine, all Thai workers will receive care, prevention, and remedy, reducing the impact according to the procedures and missions of the Ministry of Labour.                 Today (March 10, 2020) Advisor to the Labour Minister Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jak Punchoopet gave a press conference to the media about dealing with COVID – 19 for Thai workers returning from overseas. He spoke about the case of additional epidemics and cases in other countries and measures to take care of Thai workers abroad to return to Thailand, in terms of living and occupation. Deputy Permanent Secretary of Labour Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat also joined the event, which took place at the Government Press Conference Center for new infections (COVID-19), Naree Samosorn building, Government Houses. He said that when workers return from overseas to Thailand, they will have to be screened, together with the immigration checkpoint at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Chiang Mai Airport, and the Ministry of Public Health, Immigration Bureau and airlines. After returning Thai workers have been […]

           The Permanent Secretary of Labour signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Japanese Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the National Police Agency, to promote opportunities for Thai workers to work with 14 professional fields in Japan.            On February 4, 2020, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Suthi Sukosol signed the Memorandum of Cooperation on a Basic Framework for Information Partnership for Proper Operation of the System Pertaining to Foreign Human Resources with the Status of Residence of Specified Skilled Worker. This is due to the fact that the Japanese government has changed the immigration policy in accordance with the fast-growing economic sector, including assigning a new type of residency to foreign workers in Japan, calling it “specialized worker” to try to attract 345,000 foreign workers into Japan by 2025. The initiative aims to reduce the shortage of labor in 14 professions such as agriculture, construction, hotel services and care for the elderly, while proposing to create a Memorandum of Cooperation with many countries, including Thailand.            On this […]

           At a meeting of the working group to improve criteria for implementation following C188 on Work in Fishing, the Permanent Secretary of Labour reported the conclusions on demands made by fishermen; all 14 proposals will be made to the Labour Minister with discussions with fishing associations from the 22 coastal provinces again on January 24th.   Download Images             On January 8, 2019, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Jarin Chakkaphark chaired a working group meeting to improve criteria for implementation in accordance with ILO Convention No. 188 on Work in Fishing (2007) to address the problem of redundancy and the effects of the enforcement of existing fishing laws in accordance with the context in Thailand and sustainable fishing. Relevant agencies such as all departments under the Ministry of Labour, Department of Fisheries, the Marine Department, the Department of Medical Services and the Command Center for Combating Illegal Fishing (CCCIF), together considered the guidelines for resolutions to the demands of the 22 fishing associations from coastal provinces at the Prasong Rananant Meeting Room, 5th Floor, Ministry of Labour Building. The meeting concluded with […]