Thai government’s Ofos project to create 20 million jobs from June

[webfact]

 

The Thai government has plans to set in motion the One Family One Soft Power (OFOS) project in June, hoping to generate 20 million employment opportunities with a minimum yearly wage of 200,000 baht according to Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Head of the National Committee on Soft Power Development and leader of the Pheu Thai Party.

 

Paetongtarn shed light on the forthcoming OFOS, disclosing that the scheme will offer free-of-charge up-skilling and re-skilling courses. Citizens can register for these courses beginning in early June via an online platform like an application or website, as well as through local offices of the National Village Fund and the Urban Community Office.

 

The courses are projected to accommodate 266,400 online attendees and 30,210 onsite attendees. The curriculum will focus on occupational skills in specific industries such as food, film and drama, music, sports, fashion, festivals, books, video games, tourism, and art.

In addition, Paetongtarn revealed that the One Village One Thai Food Chef culinary course, one of the project’s initiatives, has been realised. The course was curated by renowned Thai chef and chairman of the Food Industry Steering Committee of the National Committee on Soft Power Development, Chumpol Jangprai, and his team.

The Pheu Thai Party sees the soft power industry as a springboard to augment Thai income, propelling Thailand from a middle-income nation to a high-income one, Paetongtarn stated. Careers that generate soft powers, for instance, chefs, Muay Thai fighters, Muay Thai instructors, and dressmakers, will allow Thais to earn more by guaranteeing them an annual income of at least 200,000 baht (US$5,400).

 

Furthermore, Paetongtarn noted that OFOS targets citizens seeking to enhance their skills, chosen representatives of local communities, business proprietors, and those aspiring to start a business. It is projected to create 20 million jobs for citizens.

 

Paetongtarn expressed gratitude to all sectors for the successful Maha Songkran World Water Festival, which attracted numerous overseas visitors to Thailand, reported Bangkok Post.

 

In response to criticism about her absence from the country during the festival due to a trip to Hong Kong, she said she had attended several opening ceremonies for the festival since April 12. She called for understanding from the public, stating that she needs to balance her work and family life.

 

by Mitch Connor

Picture courtesy of infoquest

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-22

 

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[MangoKorat]

30 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Thai government has plans to set in motion the One Family One Soft Power (OFOS) project in June, hoping to generate 20 million employment opportunities

20 million? Yeah right!

 

One Family One Soft Power (OFOS)

plus:

One Village One Thai Food Chef (OVOTFC)

 

Sounds a lot like OTOP.........wasn't that also one of the the Thaksin family's great ideas?

 

Edited April 21 by MangoKorat

[AreYouGerman]

"Muay Thai fighters". Bwhahaha. 20 million! LET'S GO!

 

This must a translation error. It just must. Otherwise, ... well I am still laughing. 😅

[ikke1959]

20 million jobs with a minimum wage of 200k a year??? They even can't raise the daily salaries to 600 THB a day as it is too expensive... Promises and talking but no real deeds.. What is your job?? I am a videogamer... or I am can't sing singer, karaokestar... Come on people wake up

[HappyExpat57]

MAN OH MAN!!! When they pull those numbers out their arses, they don't kid around!

[2baht]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

to generate 20 million employment opportunities with a minimum yearly wage of 200,000 baht

The Burmese will love this!

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai government has plans to set in motion the One Family One Soft Power (OFOS) project in June, hoping to generate 20 million employment opportunities with a minimum yearly wage of 200,000 baht according to Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Head of the National Committee on Soft Power Development and leader of the Pheu Thai Party

The number of unemployed persons in Thailand decreased to 329.29 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 401.20 Thousand in the third quarter of 2023. 

 

So where are these 20 million job seekers coming from?

[mfd101]

38 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

The number of unemployed persons in Thailand decreased to 329.29 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 401.20 Thousand in the third quarter of 2023. 

Which is not counting about 50 million people in the 'informal' economy ...

[Mike Lister]

6 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Which is not counting about 50 million people in the 'informal' economy ...

It's actually about 48% of the workforce so 48% of 38, million which is 18.2 million people.

[fondue zoo]

18 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

It's actually about 48% of the workforce so 48% of 38, million which is 18.2 million people.

 

 

grr   math at 7am

 

[JoePai]

will allow Thais to earn more by guaranteeing them an annual income of at least 200,000 baht 

 

Sorry I'm lost, who will be guaranteeing this income ?

[mikebell]

Does she work for TAT?  She seems to have the right mathematical skills and the compulsory vivid imagination.

[ChrisY1]

Soft power?? Softer brain more likely....but really, where's the scam?

These people never do anything for other people....without a reward!

Edited April 22 by ChrisY1

[fondue zoo]

19 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

These people never do anything for other people....without a reward!

 

Using soft power in an attempt to gain the power of Grayskull

 

 

 

[Tarteso]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

for instance, chefs, Muay Thai fighters, Muay Thai instructors, and dressmakers,

It would not be bad to prepare engineers, architects, doctors, professors and qualified professionals in universities.

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

and those aspiring to start a business.

A Noodle shop !!! 😁

[Sydebolle]

Well, well, this pristine example shows - once more again - how completely off this particular Milky Way certain "politicians" become once they sneak into power. Without her family name she might be in a typing pool in one of those endless dungeons of "Thai office jobs".  This sissy clearly has not the slightest idea of what she is talking about. 
 

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Head of the National Committee on Soft Power Development and leader of the Pheu Thai Party speaks of 20 million jobs for Thais and the salary hovering around THB 200K/year? Seriously, what kind of excellent weed is this absolutely brainless woman talking about.

Thailand needs WORKERS and not JOBS; Thailand needs more educated workers; every Burmese, Laotian or Cambodian has better education and certainly better working ethics than the semi-divine Khon Thai. The THB 200K is not enough to live comfortably but then again, the oligarch elite has managed nicely to keep Khon Thai as uneducated as the Sentinels in the middle of the Gulf of Bengal; those in charge of education are the very same who benefit of a pool of non-educated followers of whatever the elite has up their sleeve. 

Everyone in business will confirm, that there are more jobs than (fairly, low, poor or non-educated) workers - so Shinaewatra's latest fart is not even hot and clearly proves that she is not a chip of the old block! Get her off the stage and back into a corner where she cannot do any damage. Such statements are nothing but populistic vomit for the listening pleasure of the non-educated voters ......... to be remembered in future upcoming elections 😉 

[dinsdale]

20,000,000 x 200,000 = 4,000,000,000,000. Four trillion baht. Something tells me that someone somewhere has made a very large error. If not this is just fanciful.

[mancub]

5 hours ago, JoePai said:

will allow Thais to earn more by guaranteeing them an annual income of at least 200,000 baht 

 

Sorry I'm lost, who will be guaranteeing this income ?

Why. all those struggling on minimum wage will be purchasing their services, of course, on the back of their bt 100,000 per annum digital wallet bonuses.

[PETERTHEEATER]

It's all just a misunderstanding. Stand-by for correction or U-turn.

[retarius]

Maybe I haven't been paying attention recently. I haven't heard the 'soft power' initiate for at least two months.....I thought it had died of natural causes i.e. choked on its own vomit. Does Thaksin get royalties on One Tambon One SoftPower revenue?

[mancub]

6 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

It's actually about 48% of the workforce so 48% of 38, million which is 18.2 million people.

What age criteria is typically used to quantify the "workforce" ?

Just trying to reconcile this with the numbers  for the proposed Bt 10k handout ..estimated 50 million people eligible over the age of 16.

[Mike Lister]

4 minutes ago, mancub said:

What age criteria is typically used to quantify the "workforce" ?

Just trying to reconcile this with the numbers  for the proposed Bt 10k handout ..estimated 50 million people eligible over the age of 16.

Some stats from the BOI in the link below:

 

Labour Force

 

The size of the work force in Thailand was 40.54 million (Feb 2024), with the majority of the workforce under 35 years of age. Each year about 800,000 people join this force. Many standard labor practices apply, including mandatory severance packages, and overtime payments.

 

https://www.boi.go.th/index.php?page=demographic&language=en#:~:text=of Provincial Administration-,Labour Force,800%2C000 people join this force.

 

Looks like the range is 14 to 65 

[digger70]

Thai government’s Ofos project to create 20 million jobs from June. 

 

What a dreamer ,Never going to happen not even in 20 million Yrs .

[khunPer]

Thailand is already dependant of migrant workers from neighbouring countries; so, what happens when 20 million new jobs appear...