On December 20, 2021, Permanent Secretary of Labour Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong presided over the opening of the brainstorming meeting on ways to increase Thai labour productivity no. 1/2021. The meeting discussed ways to upgrade Thai workers’ skills for the Thai economy to survive in the post-COVID-19 era to make policy proposals to increase the productivity of Thai labour. Experts and honoured members from many agencies attended the meeting at Prasong Rananant meeting room, 5th floor, Ministry of Labour.
The Permanent Secretary of Labour said that today’s brainstorming meeting is one of the factors that will increase labour productivity with the changing global and country context in the digital era and the post-COVID-19 era. The issues related to upgrading labour skills in this meeting included problems in developing Thai labour skills and solutions, skills in demand in the post-COVID-19 and digital era, and appropriate workforce skills development guidelines. It also covered workforce skills development forms and platforms, upgrading the quality of education and the quality of human resources in Thailand, including the mechanism of human resource development from school to the labor market. The recommendations received during the session will be used to further develop guidelines to further improve labor productivity.
Mr. Boonchob added that labour productivity is of paramount importance. It is a factor that will help the Thai economy grow under some constraints and challenges, whether it is the changing population structure from entering an aging society, quantitative and qualitative manpower shortage, and the impact of COVID-19. The Ministry of Labour has given importance to labour productivity and continued to conduct research studies on increasing Thai labour productivity. This year, the focus will be on making clear, concrete, and practical policy recommendations to build on from the previous year’s studies.
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Division of Public Relations
20 December 2021
