# Thai PM Opens 29ᵗʰ ASEAN Labor Ministers Meeting in Bangkok

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/asean/325175-thai-pm-opens-29%e1%b5%97%ca%b0-asean-labor-ministers-meeting-in-bangkok
- Published: 2026-08-28T04:40:34+07:00
- Author: PRD Thailand

**Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul opened the 29th ASEAN Labor Ministers Meeting
in Bangkok, advocating for skills certification to enhance employment opportunities.
The meeting addresses human capital development amidst changing workforce demands.**

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## Key Points

 *  Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul inaugurated the 29th ASEAN Labor Ministers
   Meeting in Bangkok, advocating for internationally recognized skills certification
   to enhance employment opportunities and labor mobility. The meetings, held until
   August 28, focus on “ASEAN Human Capital Development: Skills Certification Towards
   International Recognition.”
 *  ASEAN, with nearly 700 million people and over 357 million in the workforce,
   holds one of the largest human capital pools globally. Anutin emphasized workforce
   skills as essential for future competitiveness amidst challenges like artificial
   intelligence, greener economies, and aging populations.
 *  Thailand’s Skill Bridge program aims to align lifelong learning with employment
   and increased incomes, utilizing mechanisms such as the Credit Bank system and
   Recognition of Prior Learning. Over 350 participants, including labor ministers
   from ASEAN states and representatives from China, Japan, and international organizations,
   are attending the event.

 Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul presided over the opening of the 29th ASEAN 
Labor Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings in Bangkok today (Aug 26), calling 
for internationally recognized skills certification to improve employment opportunities
and labor mobility. The meetings will continue through August 28 under the theme“
ASEAN Human Capital Development: Skills Certification Towards International Recognition.”

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With nearly 700 million people and a workforce of more than 357 million, ASEAN has
one of the world’s largest pools of human capital. Anutin identified workforce skills
as central to the region’s future competitiveness as artificial intelligence, greener
economies, and aging societies reshape employment and increase demand for digital,
AI, green, and care-economy skills.

Thailand is advancing its Skill Bridge program to connect lifelong learning with
employment and higher incomes through mechanisms including the Credit Bank system
and Recognition of Prior Learning. The approach allows knowledge and skills gained
through education, work, and practical experience to receive formal recognition.
Thailand is also promoting regional certification of ASEAN skills training curricula,
skills standards, and Centers of Excellence.

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More than 350 participants are attending, including labor ministers and senior officials
from ASEAN member states, representatives from China, Japan, and the Republic of
Korea, the ASEAN secretary-general, and representatives of international organizations.

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