Ministry of Labor Giving laborers 5 New Year gifts for 2021 under the concept of “Love from the hearts of Thai workers, happy to go all together”, including reducing contributions to employers and insurers. – Increase maternity allowance – Reduce interest on loans. Do it at Home – 10,000 free occupational safety training and free online training.
On December 23, 2020, Minister of Labor, Suchart Chomklin, revealed that the government intends to give gifts to all workers, all workers, and have a better quality of life. Because labor is a major cog in driving the country’s economy, which in 2021, the Ministry of Labor has prepared five New Year’s gifts under the concept “Love from the heart of Thai laborers, happy all around” To give to Thai workers, which are
The first piece reduces contributions. By reducing the rate of contributions to employers and insurers. By delivering at the rate from the original 5% to 3% of the wages for a period of 3 months to help 486,192 employers and 12.7 million insurers, which will help alleviate the cost. Of employers and insurers in reduced contribution payments Totaling over 15,660 million baht
The second item is additional maternity allowance. By increasing the benefits for childbirth, maternity, antenatal care, and child allowance from the original 600 to 800 baht per month per person (not more than 3 persons), which will bring the insured benefits up to 1.362 million people by using The budget is 13,739 million baht per year, in the case of childbirth and antenatal care, the cost of childbirth from 13,000 baht has been increased to 15,000 baht and the cost of antenatal care from 3 times 1,000 baht to 5 times 1,500 baht.
Item 3 Reduce loan interest. By reducing the borrowing rate of 0% per annum to the homework workers. 1st – 12th 0% per annum, 13th installment 3% per annum under the 7,000,000 baht loan framework. More than 50,000 baht for each group, not more than 300,000 baht, the interested parties can submit a loan from 1 October 2020 to 31 August 2021. Those interested can submit a loan at the Bangkok Employment Office Area 1-10, the Provincial Employment Office. All provinces
The fourth piece is free safety training. 10,000 people By recruiting interested candidates to receive training in safety, occupational health and working environment. To provide management of safety in the workplace Effectively Make the experience dangerous Or decreased work-related illness Or did not happen More than 180 safety training units participated in the campaign, with 10,000 beneficiaries free of charge for training sessions from January to February 2021.
The fifth piece is free online training. By providing skill development through the online system (Application Zoom Meeting), interested people can apply for training on the website. http://www.dsd.go.th/DSD/Intro/ List Training Report results of training and print certificates via online system for free during January 2021.
Mr. Suchart continued that The Ministry of Labor remains committed to driving various labor missions. By promoting employment Skill development according to the needs of the labor market Labor protection in all groups In all dimensions to ensure the security of life For the workers This is an important force in promoting competitiveness and developing the national economic system for a better quality of life.
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