BANGKOK, July 22 (TNA) – The director-general of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has paid a visit to Thailand and discussed cooperation to improve workers’ life.
ILO director-general Guy Ryder called on Thai Labour Minister MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul at the latter’s office on Monday. He paid the visit on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the ILO.
During the visit he would attend the 8th Education International World Congress and inspect fishing boat supervision facilities and canned tuna factories in Samut Sakhon province.
MR Chatu Mongol said Thailand, as a co-founding member of the ILO, confirmed its cooperation with the organization to promote social justice and improve workers’ life. He thanked ILO for supporting Thailand’s ratification of a protocol of the ILO’s Forced Labour Convention and the Work in Fishing Convention and Thailand’s tripartite discussions on changing jobs in the future.
The labour minister also congratulated Mr Ryder for new labour standard on the elimination of violence and harassment and a centenary declaration that the 108th International Labour Conference recently endorsed.
He also mentioned cooperation with ILO on academic issues and decent work campaigns. (TNA)
