On February 21, 2022, at the Chatumongkol Room, 6th floor, Ministry of Labour, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, to give compensation to relatives of the three employees who passed away from a construction site incident at the One Bangkok Project, Rama 4 Road, Lumpini Subdistrict, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok. There was an accident in which the steel supports for concrete casting collapsed while the concrete was being poured. The Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Theanrat Nawamawat, a representative from Italian-Thai Development PCL, Ms. Orawanya Punkhiew Samubanchee, and the Ministry of Labour’s senior executives also joined the occasion.
Mrs. Thiwalrat said that the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense General Prayuth Chan-ocha expressed his condolences for this incident and urged the Ministry of Labour to urgently assist the relatives of the deceased and injured workers. The Ministry of Labour’s Social Security Office has coordinated with the relatives of the three deceased employees. Today, the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, has entrusted her to compensate the employees’ families.
Mrs. Thiwalrat said that today, the Ministry of Labour’s Social Security Office gave the employer benefits in case of death due to work to the rightful dependents of the three employees to receive compensation under the Compensation Act B.E. 2537 and the Social Security Fund old-age pension. The first person was Khun Kaewreechai Khamming, a family member of Mrs. Boonhome Wangma, 42. They will receive funeral expenses of 50,000 Baht, compensation of 6,374.20 Baht per month for ten years, totaling 764,904 Baht, and old age pension in case of death for 10,201.69 Baht, for a total of 825,105.69 Baht. The second person was Khun Prachya Boonpakdee, family member to Mrs. Praphai Supma. They will receive funeral expenses of 50,000 Baht, compensation of 6,428.80 Baht per month for ten years, totaling 771,456 Baht, and an old-age pension in case of death for 63,064.83 Baht, for a total of 884,520.83 Baht. The third person wasKhun Farhan Malolong, family member to Ms. Udon Leksan. They will receive funeral expenses of 50,000 Baht, compensation of 6,447 Baht per month for ten years, totaling 773,640 Baht, and old age pension in case of death for 74,835.08 Baht, for a total of 898,475.08 Baht. The compensation provided for all three employees totals 2,608,101.6 Baht.
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Division of Public Relations
21 February 2022
