ส.อ.ท. จัดประชุมคณะกรรมการส⁠ภ⁠า⁠อุ⁠ต⁠ส⁠า⁠ห⁠ก⁠ร⁠ร⁠ม⁠แ⁠ห่⁠ง⁠ป⁠ร⁠ะ⁠เ⁠ท⁠ศ⁠ไ⁠ท⁠ย ครั้งที่ 4/2568 (13)FTI Holds the 4th Meeting of the Federation of Thai Industries Committee (2025)

On Monday, May 26, 2025, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) organized the 4th Meeting of the Federation of Thai Industries Committee (2025) presided over by Mr. Kriangkrai Tiernukul, President of FTI, along with Mr. Thavee Piyaphatana, Senior Vice President of FTI, Mr. Sompong Nakornsri, Senior Vice President of FTI, Dr. Piyanuch Malakul na Ayudhya, Vice President of FTI, and Mr. Krit Imsang, Secretary-General of FTI, as well as FTI committee members, at Meeting Room 109, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.

During the meeting, important and beneficial agendas for the industrial sector were presented as follows: 

1. The launch of the Eastern Foods and Fruits Valley 2025 event, taking place from May 7-11, 2025, at the loading area in front of the Chanthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization. The event will include various zones such as the Food Valley, agricultural machinery innovation technology zone, various plant species zone, wood processing products zone, food and amusement park zone.
2. Participation in the 4th Meeting of the Investment Promotion Board (BOI Board) presided over by Mr. Pichai Chunhavan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
3. Participation in a reception honor for the President of the Republic of Indonesia during his official visit to Thailand.
4. Updates on the impact of the increase in the minimum wage to 400 Baht in Chonburi, Rayong, Chachoengsao, and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project area, including FTI's proposals and measures to mitigate the impact from adjusting the minimum wage to 400 Baht per day.
5. Progress in addressing issues affecting industrial groups and provincial industry councils/industrial clusters such as:
- A complaint regarding the request to consider and push for solutions to the problem of importing foreign labor in Trat Province.
- A complaint proposing consideration of members' grievances to review investment promotion conditions.
6. Participation in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with nine key water agencies from both the public and private sectors to promote integrated water management under the concept of “Secure Water, Sustainable Water,” reflecting the commitment of all sectors to establish a water economy system ready to face future challenges. 
7. A press conference for the "Bangkok Pride Festival 2025," where the Creative Industry Development Institute and Soft Power Institute (CISPI) launched the "Paint the City with My PRiDE" project aimed at creating the My Pride identity to promote Thailand's tourism in the long term.
8. Promotion of activities to visit the OSAKA Expo 2025 to a new dimension of model industry development city from June 29 to July 3, 2025, in Osaka, Kansai, Japan.

Before the meeting commenced, a ceremony was held to present funds to support the employee health check project for the year 2024 with FTI, under the operations of the member relations department, activities, and revenues amounting to 6,148,806 Baht to the respective industrial groups and provincial industry councils as follows:

Industrial groups (25 groups) funding of 644,885 Baht with 22,561 participants
1st Place: Electrical and Electronics Industry
2nd Place: Steel Industry
3rd Place: Pulp and Paper Industry
Provincial Industry Councils (48 provinces) funding of 5,120,651 Baht with 195,764 participants
1st Place: Songkhla Provincial Industry Council
2nd Place: Saraburi Provincial Industry Council
3rd Place: Samut Sakhon Provincial Industry Council

Photos from the meeting
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Supporting documents for the meeting
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