Lesson Learn: Khon Kaen Employment Office

Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Labor Migration Management in the GMS Learning Program

Background Vision : promote employment, labor protection,

and labor market information updated Mission :

. provide employment service (domestically and oversea) and employment promotion. Career guidance. Labor protection. Protect migrant workers and entrepreneurs . Establish Labor Market Information network

Employment office : . Provide services with free of charge . Began operational more 20 years ago. Under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Labor . Divided into 3 section: General Adm., Employment Promotion, Job seeker protection and migrant workers control. Being established within 76 provinces (in BKK 10 E.Os) . Successful rate : around 50% (this year)_Semi-skill workers

In addition, job seekers have an alternative to register with private employment agency and office space for private recruitment representatives.

Regulation frameworks :

Employment Law Labor Protection Law MOU between Thailand and Cambodia, Lao PDR, and

Myanmar

Others materials: Develop booklets, leaflets, and flyer cards for migrant

workers

Service Provide MechanismsAll services are provide with free of charge Paper base registration form Online service through website:

www.doe.go.th/khonkaenIn addition: toll free 1694 (in BKK)Information management: . Develop a link database of Job Announcements

nationwide. Department of Employment conduct some survey

regarding skill mismatch and related matters

Lesson learn :

Collaboration among stakeholders in the labor market

System integration between employment services and migrant workers management and protection

Provide training for teachers and labor volunteers to disseminate about LMI to students at secondary schools

Career guidance corner

Job application process

Overseas job application process

Thank you very much!!!