On 25 April 2018 at 10.00 hrs., Minister of Labor, H.E. Police General Adul Sangsingkeo, held a press conference to announce the National Labor Day, in the year 2018, along with Mr. Jarin Chakkaphark, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labor and the executives of the Ministry of Labor, at the meeting room of the 5th floor of the Ministry of Labor, said that the government had designated May 1 as “National Labor Day”. This year, the Federation of 15 Employee Organizations and the State Enterprise Employee Federation of Thailand approved Mr. Panat Thailuon, Chairman of the Labor Federation of Thailand, to preside over the event on Labor Day.
The Labor Day of 2018 has the motto “Thai workers united Praised the king Pace technology 4.0”. In the morning at 07.15 am religious ceremony at Royal Turf Club of Thailand under the Royal Patronage. 09.45 am. the march to honor of His Majesty the King Mahachulalongkorn, the march of the ministry of labor and 17 labor organizations. The demonstrations are from Royal Turf Club to the courtyard area of Bangkok City Hall. 14.30 General Prayuth Chan-ocha, Prime Minister, presides over the opening ceremony, accepts the requests and gives speeches to laborers. In addition, the Ministry of Labor has organized activities to support the organization of all departments, such as the training of labor law, exhibition booths, games to answer questions and awards, and concerts from artists under the company Grammy Gold. Ltd.
“For Labor Day claims in the past year, such as the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention, Social Security Office Reform and Compensation Funds, Legislation for the Protection, Promotion and Development of the Quality of Informal Workers. Labor has focused on addressing the demands and suggestions of all laboring brothers. Some have already done so and some are in the process. The Ministry of Labor is concerned and aware of the importance of the labor brothers. It is committed to the policy to improve the quality of life for workers and their families, to be stable and able to live in dignity according to government policy. And together, we are driven to achieve concrete results in accordance with the principles of sufficiency economy philosophy, “said General Adul.
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