The project will be held for the third consecutive year after overwhelming success in the past two years. SET aims this year’s goal to reach more than two million persons among the target audiences.
SET President Kesara Manchusree said that SET has been committed to providing financial and investment literacy, acting as a savings and investment knowledge hub to create financial strength for the Thai people. Thailand has become an aging society ,proven by the ratio of Thai senior citizens to the total population which was projected to be 25 percent in the next 20 years. From the current 43 million Thai working-age population, only 10 millions were covered by social security fund, and only 2.7 millions have provident fund with an average provident savings at only THB 325,000 per person. It was therefore the must for private and public sectors to promotesavings tools for retirement.
“SET and partners have been instrumental in continuously developing financial tools for retirement among working-age people via the launch of Employee's Choice@Workplaces, providing various financial plans via provident fund. SET also promotes retirement mutual fund which is an effective savings tool for both career people and those without social security or company provident fund schemes,” stated Kesara.
“This year, SET has joined hands with partners, consisting of fund management firms, listed companies, as well aspublic and private enterprises to cultivate savings discipline culture for quality retirement among career people at all levels. The project has been strategically planned to promote via integrated communication channels to reach more than two million people nationwide, inclusive of offline and online media, enabling accessible information anywhere and anytime. In addition, it also provides training and seminar for more than 100,000 career people,” added Kesara.
The participating companies and organizations include The Siam Cement pcl, PTT pcl, Saha Pathanapibul pcl, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, Hino Motors Sales (Thailand) Ltd., Metropolitan Electricity Authority, Royal Irrigation Department, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives, Thailand Tobacco Monopoly, SB Furniture House Co., Ltd. and Marine Gold Products Ltd. These organizations realize the importance of human resource, frequently promoting practical employee learning, resulting in high employee engagement and productivity. For companies interested in participating in the project, please visit www.set.or.th/education, or contact S-E-T Contact Center at tel: 0-2229-2222.
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