"Ministry of Labour"

The Ministry of Labour has allowed Thai employers of illegal migrant workers from four neighbouring countries to register their employment online by August 15, deputy government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said on Thursday.

The Cabinet approved a standard wage rate for workers in three occupational groups that possess a certificate from the Department of Skill Development (DSD).

The Ministry of Labour has recently launched a programme to send Thai workers on a three-year vocational training course to Japan for technical skills.

The Department of Employment (DOE) said Thailand is ready to allow in more than 160,000 foreign workers from three neighbouring countries under a memorandum of understanding.

The Labour Ministry, the Department of Employment, along with the Immigration Office and security agencies, including the military and police, will seriously investigate, suppress, arrest and prosecute foreigners working illegally in the country after November 30, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Wednesday.

Precisely 8,331 operators of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have registered for the Employment Department’s latest subsidy scheme “Job Retention & SMEs Boost Up” after registration opened via the www.doe.go.th website on Wednesday.

The government aims to promote employment for Thais in industries facing labour shortage due to Covid-19.

The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) has warned that employers who deduct from salaries the THB2,500 compensation provided by the government will be fined as well as imprisoned.

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin has clarified details of compensation for employers and workers in the Dark Red provinces after people complained they had been unfairly excluded from the scheme.

Israel will compensate the families of Thai workers hit by a missile strike on Tuesday that killed two and injured eight, said Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin on Wednesday.

The Labour Ministry is putting together a list of more than 225,000 vacancies to help workers made jobless by the latest Covid-19 wave.

The Ministry of Labour will provide free Covid-19 tests to members of the social security scheme.