Launching CeremonyCombatting Unacceptable Forms of Work in the Thai Fishing and Seafood Industry
17 March 2016 The Chomphon Por Piboonsongkarn Auditorium, 5th Floor Ministry of Labour, Bangkok. 8:30 – 9:00: Registration
9:00 – 9:45: High-level session: • General Sirichai Ditthakul, Minister of Labour, Royal Thai Government • Mr Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union Delegation to Thailand • Mr Maurizio Bussi, Director, ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR
09:45 – 10:00 Signing ceremony: ILO/MOL Letter of Intent on Project Implementation and signing of ILO/EU Project Grant Agreement • M.L. Puntrik Smiti, Permanent Secretary of Labour , Ministry of Labour • Mr Maurizio Bussi, Director, ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR • Mr Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union Delegation to Thailand
10.00 - 10.10 Photo session
10:10 – 10:40 Press conference (for accredited media only) • General Sirichai Ditthakul, Minister of Labour, Royal Thai Government • Mr Jesús Miguel Sanz, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union Delegation to Thailand • Mr Maurizio Bussi, Director, ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR
10:15 -10:40 Coffee/Tea Break
10:40 – 11:00 Project overview
• Ms Simrin Singh, Senior Technical Specialist, ILO Bangkok • Mr Max Tunon, Senior Programme Officer, ILO Bangkok
11:00 – 12:00 Tripartite Panel Discussion: • M.L. Puntrik Smiti, Permanent Secretary of Labour • Mr. Ekasit Kunanantakul, President, Employers’ Confederation of Thailand (ECOT) • Mr. Sawit Kaew-wan, Secretary-General, State Enterprises Workers’ Relation Confederation (SERC)
