The Deputy Labour Minister visited the Mudmee Silk Community Enterprise Group, Ban Hua Fai, Khon Kaen Province, to develop women workers to have a good quality of life and stability.
Deputy Labour Minister Prof. Narumon Pinyosinwat, Assistant Secretariat to the Labour Minister Mr. Parkin Sommitthanakun and the Ministry of Labour executives, visited the Mudmee Silk Community Enterprise Group, Ban Hua Fai, Por Daeng, Chonabot, Khon Kaen, which is an enterprise group that operates silk weaving, mulberry planting, and cultivates silk. They also grow organic vegetables following the royal initiative and the philosophy of a sufficiency economy.
The group activities were divided into duties. There was a consolidation of shares to finance group operations, supported by both the public and private sectors. The group networked with mulberry cultivators established in the community, sub-district, district level, provincial level, and online, enabling them to add value to their products to build a good reputation. In the past, weaving was an important duty of Isarn women, because they had to weave clothes to be used as a garment in their daily lives. Isarn women have to learn and practice weaving since childhood, and it has become their way of life.
Prof. Narumon said that the Ministry of Labour realizes the importance of every working woman, who is an important force in creating a good society at the family and national levels. The Ministry of Labour is committed to promoting and supporting women workers to be protected, have equal rights and protection without discrimination. The Ministry of Labour aims to develop women workers to have a good quality of life, stability, and campaign for cooperation with all sectors in promoting the role of working women. Furthermore, it aims to promote equality between the sexes for working women to be treated equally and fairly, which will be an important national development mechanism. Therefore, she invited all self-employed professionals to apply for Social Security, Section 40. Applicants must be at least 15 years of age and not more than 65 years of age. Applicants only need to use their national ID card and submit it to any Social Security Office nationwide or apply via counter service (7-11), Big C counters, Tesco Lotus, or bank counters. Payment can be debited through a bank account, free of charge.
“Promoting and supporting women workers’ protection, equal rights, and protection without discrimination will develop women workers to have a good quality of life and stability. We aim to campaign cooperation with all sectors in promoting the role of working women, which will enable women groups to be treated equally and fairly, which will be an important mechanism for national development,” concluded the Deputy Labour Minister.
