On April 1, 2022, Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Boonchob Suttamanaswong, assigned Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of Labour, Mr. Samat Pattamasukon, to preside over the Migrant Workers’ Promotion and Protection Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting No. 1/2022, at the Kamonthip Meeting Room, 2nd floor, The Sukosol Hotel. The meeting discussed the progress according to the 2020-2021 work plan and presented, discussed, and certified the 2022 work plan.
The project to promote and protect the rights of migrant workers is an International Labour Organization (ILO) project funded by the Australian and Canadian governments to promote and protect the rights of migrant workers in six Southeast Asian countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. It participates with all member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and works with organizations, governments, and social partners to achieve the objectives to strengthen the protection of the rights of migrant workers. It aims to enable migrant workers to participate and benefit from economic and social development, create a gender-responsive labour mobility system, and increase the efficiency of the Labour market. It is a two-phased operation with ten years (2015 -2025), which was later extended to 12 years (2015-2027).
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Division of Public Relations
31 April 2022
