(01-05-2013)
Minister
of Labour presided over a ritual ceremony held to mark the National
Labour Day on May 1, 2013. He urged workers to speed up improving their
skills to prepare for the formational of ASEAN Community in late 2015
and said the new minimum wage policy would help improve workers’’
quality of lives.
Mr. Phadermchai Sasomsub, Minister of Labour,
said after the ritual ceremony held to mark the National Labour Day
near the Equestrian Monument that May 1 was a very important day for
workers. Ministry of Labour was the main agency that took care and
protected workers from both formal and informal sectors as well as those
working overseas. It looked to improve workers’ quality of lives,
ensure they have career stability and increase their skill so they could
compete with workers from other foreign countries, especially when the
formation of the AC was just two year away.
Mr.
Phadermchai said the increase of minimum wage to 300 baht per day was
just the guarantee of workers’ basic pay. They had to keep improving
their skills to earn higher pay.
He
stressed that the new minimum wage would certainly help improve
workers’ quality of lives. Workers affected by the policy could contact
Department of Employment for information on available job positions or
skill training courses. They could also attend skill training courses
organized by Department of Skill Development. Workers could send their
complaints about unfair treatment under the policy to Office of Labour
Protection and Welfare or concerned Ministry of Labour’s agencies across
the country. The ministry would launch punishment against employers who
breached the policy.
In
response to 11 demands rasied by the Labour Congress of Thailand on the
National Labour Day, the labour minister said his ministry had
implemented some of the demands including the setting up of
breast-feeding corner in workplaces, which the ministry was waiting for
the enactment of a bill to enforce workplaces on the matter. It had also
requested workplaces to allow male workers to take leave for 15 days to
take care of their wife after giving birth but still had to wait for
the enactment of a bill to enforce workplaces on the matter.
As
for the signing of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
Convention No. 87 and 98, he said the issue had reached Office of the
Council of State. Once it was approved, it would then be forwarded to
the cabinet and the House of Representatives.
As
for other demands, he said some concerned other organisations,
including Ministry of Finance. Ministry of Labour would coordinate with
Ministry of Finance through Office of Labour Protection and Welfare in
speeding up the implementation of the demands.
Ministry
of Labour and its agencies jointly organized the Labour Day ceremony to
promote public awareness of workers. To mark the National Labour Day,
ritual activities were in the morning. The labour minister and Ministry
of Labour’s executives then led 14 processions of workers in a march to
the Sanam Luang for Labour Day cerebrations, where there were concerts
from musicians from R-Siam Co Ltd, mor lam musicians from Ubon
Ratchathani province and quiz contest by Ministry of Labour’s agencies.
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