Ministry of Labour (Thailand)

Ministry of Labour
กระทรวงแรงงาน
Seal of three devas: left with scroll (employer), center with sword (government), right with plumb and hoe (employee)[1]
Ministry overview
Formed23 September 1993; 31 years ago (1993-09-23)
JurisdictionGovernment of Thailand
HeadquartersDin Daeng, Bangkok
Annual budget52,594 million baht (FY2019)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Boonsong Thapchaiyuth, Permanent Secretary
Websitemol.go.th

The Ministry of Labour (Abrv: MOL; Thai: กระทรวงแรงงาน, RTGS: Krasuang Raengngan), is a Thai government body responsible for the oversight of labour administration and protection, skill development, and the promotion of employment in Thailand. The ministry was founded in 1993 as the "Ministry of Labour and Social Services", then renamed "Ministry of Labour" in 2002.[2]

Organisation and budget

Article 35 of the Act on Reorganization of Ministries, Ministerial Bureaus and Departments, B.E.2545 (2002) established the following MOL structure:[3]

  1. Office of the Minister
  2. Office of the Permanent Secretary
  3. Department of Employment
  4. Department of Skill Development
  5. Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW)[4]
  6. Social Security Office

For FY2019, the ministry's budget is 52,594 million baht.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Seal". Ministry of Labour. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "MOL History". Ministry of Labour (Thailand). Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ^ "MOL Duties". Ministry of Labour. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Home". Department of Labour Protection and Welfare. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ Thailand's Budget in Brief Fiscal Year 2019 (Revised ed.). Bureau of the Budget. December 2018. p. 88. Retrieved 13 September 2019.


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