Highly evaluated for activities to improve employee satisfaction, such as operating communication channels, and the principle of zero tolerance for drug abuse
At the Rayong labor management excellence awards hosted by the Thai ministry of labor on March 19, POSCO Thainox (President tae-hyung Kang) was selected as White Factory in the categories of ‘labor-management relations’ and ‘drug addiction prevention management.’
▲ At the Rayong labor management excellence awards hosted by the Thai Ministry of Labor on March 19, POSCO Thainox (President Tae-hyung Kang) was selected as white factory in the categories of ‘labor-management relations’ and ‘drug addiction prevention management.’ From left, tae-hyung Kang, president of POSCO Thainox, Peepong, chairman of the Welfare committee of POSCO Thainox, and Amnuay, director of Rayong provincial labor office.
The Thai ministry of labor selects companies with excellent labor-management relations by comprehensively evaluating their efforts to create a happy workplace, such as improving employee satisfaction, protecting human rights, and operating employee representative organizations, providing winners with additional points in the human rights category for the Thai government’s excellent ESG company program.
It also selects excellent companies in drug addiction prevention management by evaluating their efforts to eradicate the use of psychotropic drugs in their business sites, such as changes in employee awareness and effective inspection activities.
In the event, POSCO Thainox was selected as white company in labor-management relations for improving the working environment and enhancing employee satisfaction based on the operation of communication channels such as the harmony communicator at the department level and the company-wide welfare committee, as well as the quarterly voice of employee(VOE) survey. The company was also selected as white company in drug addiction prevention management for its efforts to prevent drug addiction, such as promulgating a zero-tolerance policy for the use of all types of drugs, including cannabis, which is partially permitted under Thai law, and conducting drug tests on all employees once or twice a year in cooperation with local police.
“I extend my sincere gratitude to POSCO Thainox for its continuous and effective efforts for labor-management relations and drug addiction prevention management. I hope that the company will continue to produce good results as a model company in Thailand,” said Amnuay, director of the Rayong provincial labor office.
“As a listed company in Thailand, we will be committed to improving the safety and satisfaction of our employees with a sense of responsibility,” said tae-hyung Kang, president of POSCO Thainox.