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Seminar programme

National Seminar on Safety and Health for Home-based Workers in Thailand

Maruay Garden Hotel, Bangkok (23 - 24 April 2001)

 

Monday, 23 April 2001

08.30 – 09.00

Registration

09.00 – 09.30

 

Opening ceremony

  • Mr Suwat, Deputy Director of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare, MOLSW
  • Mr Heikki Tuunanen, Ambassador of Finland
  • Representative of the ILO

09.30 – 10.00

Introduction to the seminar programme and participants

10.00 – 10.15

Break

10.15 – 10.45

National agenda on OSH policies and extension of coverage to home-based workers

  • Dr Chaiyuth Chavalitnitikul, Senior Expert on OSH, MOLSW

10.45 – 12.30

Panel discussion: Key OSH issues for home-based workers in Thailand

12.30 – 14.00

Lunch

14.00 – 14.30

ILO SafeWork programme and the informal sector

  • Dr Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Senior Specialist on OSH, ILO-EASMAT

14.30 – 15.30

Group work: Needs and support measures for home-based workers to improve occupational safety and health

15.30 – 15.45

Break

15.45 – 17.00

Group work presentations

 

Tuesday, 24 April 2001

08.30 – 08.45

Sum-up of the first day

08.45 – 09.30

Work Improvement for Small Enterprises (WISE) methodology

  • Dr Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Senior Specialist on OSH, ILO-EASMAT

09.30 – 10.15

Application of WISE in a bronze workers cooperative in Bangkok, and introduction to the field visit

  • Dr Sudthida Krungkraiwong, OSH Specialist, NICE
  • Mr Somkid Duanguen, BCHPC Center
  • Ms Rakawin Leechanavanichpan, Director, HomeNet Thailand

10.15 – 10.30

Break

10.30 – 12.00

Field visit to the Bangkok Community Handicraft Promotion Center (BCHPC)

12.00 – 13.30

Lunch

13.30 – 15.00

Group work: Plan of Action on Safe and Healthy Work for home-based workers at local levels and suggestions for national policy development

15.00 – 15.15

Break

15.15 – 16.30

Group work presentations and discussion

16.30 – 17.00

Conclusion and closing session

 

Updated by PM/SUT/TRS. Approved by BKL. Last update: 11 June 2001.