According to the MOL’s policy that assigns Office of Labour Affairs in Overseas to visit Thai workers in order to ensure their contracts’ benefits and to meet employers in seeking for employment opportunities as well as maintaining Thai labour demands.
According to the MOL’s policy that assigns Office of Labour Affairs in Overseas to visit Thai workers in order to ensure their contracts’ benefits and to meet employers in seeking for employment opportunities as well as maintaining Thai labour demands.
On 27 July 2011, Mr. Kamol Sawatchukeo, Minister Counsellor (Labour), Mrs. Malee Wada, Assistant to overseas employment promotion, and Mr. Nirun Umaemura, cooperative officer, together with Mr.Kan Nakamura, Special Assistant of IM Japan went to visit Thai trainees under IM Japan Program at Daiichi Press Kogyo Co.Ltd, Saitama located closely to the North of Tokyo
The report of the visit has listed below;
1. Daiichi Press Kogyo Co.Ltd, operates air tank manufacturing for cars and trucks which was ranked first in the domestic market share about 50% and has 2 plants in Japan with 110 employees. Mr.Yasuki Shibuya, Production Manager informed that previously the company consecutively accepted Indonesian trainees but in May 2011, the company decided to expand the investment in Thailand. Therefore, it accepted 3 Thai trainees as the first batch in order to be trained to help the operation of its plant in Thailand. Presently, the company starts the construction plan for its plants in Pin-thong Industrial Estate, ChonBuri aiming to put its air tanks on the market for car manufacturers in Thailand and to export some allotments to Japan and other countries.
2. Mr. Yasuki Shibuya further pointed that he was satisfied with Thai trainees’ performances and their hardworking. Also, they were more sociable with the Indonesian workers living in the same dormitory than he expected, therefore, the company decided to accept 2 more Thai trainees for the next batch.
3. Minister Counsellor (Labour) expressed his gratitude to the employer for receiving Thai trainees as well as providing fine treatment for them. Additionally, MOL had collaborated with IM Japan to select and train qualified trainees in order to send them to join the training program and the Thai government had a policy to move country forward to become the automotive production center in Asia. Today, Thailand is ranked 12th in the world and expects to become the world’s 10th automotive production. He also expected that the company’s investment would be successful in Thailand since its products were demanded by automotive manufacturers in Thailand. In this regard, if the employers need any further information of investment, they could contact at Thailand Board of Investment Tokyo Office. For the information of labour law, Office of Labour Affairs in Japan is willing to provide the information.
4. Minister Counsellor (Labour) had conversation with 3 Thai trainees at the dormitory area and asked them to pay attention to the training and learn relevant skills which allowed them to acquire both skills and high earnings in return. Now, the company starts its investment in Thailand, and when they return to the country, they would have jobs immediately. Therefore, workers were requested not to make problems to the employer. In addition to the conversation, Thai workers were in good living conditions and happy with their works as well as having overtime jobs 1-2hrs daily which generated 130,000 Yen/per month (about 49,000 Baht). In this occasion, he also provided dried food and essential stuffs for them.
