Govt asked to pay back SSF money
A labour union has asked the government to return the 66 billion baht it owes the Social Security Fund (SSF) so it can be invested and managed for the best interests of all SSF members.
In a statement following a broader discussion on financial reforms — covering everything from industrial regulations to the impact of non GamStop gambling sites UK has opened in Thailand — President of the Automobile Labour Congress of Thailand, Manit Promkareekul, said the government should start paying what it owes to the SSF. This would allow the Social Security Office (SSO) to re-invest those funds and use the revenues to improve welfare benefits for subscribers.
Penchan Charoensuthipan
