Thai Cabinet approves APEC documents on AI and labor

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

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The Thai Cabinet has approved two APEC documents focused on human resource development and AI's impact on employment.

•The Cabinet approved two APEC outcome documents on September 15, 2026.
•The documents focus on human resource development and managing AI's impact on employment in the Asia-Pacific region.
•The 8th APEC Ministers' Meeting on Human Resource Development is scheduled for September 21, 2026, in Nanjing, China.

Overview

•The Cabinet approved two draft APEC outcome documents on human resource development proposed by the Ministry of Labor on September 15, 2026.
•The first document is the joint statement of the 8th APEC Ministers' Meeting on Human Resource Development, and the second is an annex on initiatives to handle the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on employment in the Asia-Pacific region.
•The meeting is scheduled for September 21, 2026, in Nanjing, People's Republic of China, under the theme 'Modernizing Human Resources Development for a Stronger Asia-Pacific Community'.
•The joint statement focuses on promoting full and quality employment with labor rights protection, investing in lifelong learning and digital/AI skills, and improving social security systems for diverse employment forms and an aging society.
•The annex emphasizes human-centric AI use to create new careers, upgrade existing jobs, develop human-technology collaboration, improve working conditions and safety, and protect labor rights from AI and algorithm systems.
•Julaphan Amornvivat stated that this cooperation will enable Thailand to exchange knowledge with APEC members to improve labor skills and protection for the future labor market.

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Key Quotes

Julaphan Amornvivat

"This cooperation will help Thailand exchange knowledge and best practices with APEC members, and apply them to develop labor skills, employment service systems, and labor protection."

ความร่วมมือครั้งนี้จะช่วยให้ประเทศไทยแลกเปลี่ยนองค์ความรู้และแนวปฏิบัติที่ดีกับสมาชิกเอเปค พร้อมนำมาประยุกต์ใช้ในการพัฒนาทักษะแรงงาน ระบบบริการจัดหางาน และการคุ้มครองแรงงาน

Key Entities

Person

Julaphan Amornvivat(จุลพันธ์ อมรวิวัฒน์)

Minister of Labor of Thailand.

Organization

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The Thai government body that approved the APEC outcome documents.

Ministry of Labor(กระทรวงแรงงาน)ℹ️

The ministry that proposed the APEC outcome documents to the Cabinet.

APEC(เอเปค)ℹ️

An international forum whose ministers' meeting on human resource development is being attended by Thailand.

Place

Nanjing(เมืองหนานจิง)ℹ️

The city in the People's Republic of China where the APEC meeting will be held.

People's Republic of China(สาธารณรัฐประชาชนจีน)ℹ️

The country hosting the APEC meeting in Nanjing.