On March 8, 2022, Labour Minister Mr. Suchart Chomklin assigned the Labour Minister’s Advisor, Mrs. Thiwalrat Angkinan, and the Ministry of Labour’s Spokesperson (on politics), Mrs. Thienrat Navamawat, to pay a visit to encourage and give money to Thai workers returning from Ukraine, who are members of the fund to help job seekers work abroad, totaling four people. The visit took place at the Quarantine Center Building, Bamrasnaradura Institute, Tiwanon Road, Talat Khwan Subdistrict, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi Province.
Mrs. Thiwalrat said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, and the Ministry of Labour under the supervision of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan are concerned for all Thai people and workers affected by the events in Ukraine, whereby the Labour Minister, Mr. Suchart Chomklin, was instructed to take the best care of all Thai workers. The Ministry of labour has continuously worked closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today (March 8, 2022), the seventh group of Thai people consisting of 12 people, including four fund members, departed Bucharest on Thai Airways Flight TG 971 and arrived in Thailand at 06.50 hours. The Labour Minister assigned her to visit and give money to the Thai workers returning from Ukraine, who are members of the fund to help job seekers to work abroad, amounting to 4 people. The aid is 15,000 Baht each, totaling 60,000 Baht.
Mrs. Thiwalrat continued that the Department of Employment arranged for registration desk staff to receive requests and facilitate care in terms of the process, documents, and evidence, including explaining the benefits from the fund to Thai workers. In addition, the Suvarnabhumi Job Seekers Checkpoint has arranged staff to facilitate workers from the plane to the bus station of the Department of Land Transport to travel to the Bamrasnaradura Institute for COVID-19 testing (RT-PCR). If workers test positive, they will be admitted to Bamrasnaradura Institute. But if the result is negative, they can take the Test & Go measure and return home immediately.
From March 2 to 8, 2022, 223 Thai people have returned on seven flights. The Ministry of Labour’s Department of Employment has paid members of the fund 15,000 Baht per person for war assistance. Assistance was paid to 163 people, totaling 2,445,000 Baht.
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Division of Public Relations
8 March 2022
