“Disabled as they are, they can work well. IRC gives them a chance to create a new world.”
The Industrial Rehabilitation Centre
HISTORY PATH
In the early stage, the Industrial Rehabilitation Centre (IRC) was under Department of Labour, Mimistry of Interior. It was established under cooperation between the Japanese and Thai Government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as grant aid for the construction of the buildings and installation of the equipment including the technical cooperation. The IRC started providing rehabilitation services for the disable workers whose disabilities derived from work accident in 1st May1985.
On occasion of the Grand Opening Ceremony for the IRC, Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindhorn kindly performed on Sunday, 7th July 1985. Therefore, it became an anniversary of the IRC.
When Social Security Office (SSO) was established in accordance with the Social Security Act (B.E.2533), on 3rd September 1990, the IRC was transferred to be administered by the SSO under Ministry of Interior. And when Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare was established on 23rd September 1993, the SSO was transferred from the Ministry of Interior and became one of the Departments in this newly established Ministry. Due to the government policy on reforming bureaucracy system the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare is change to become the Ministry of Labour on 1st October 2002.
Objective & Core concept
The IRC objective is to help the disabled workers who suffer from work related-injuries or sickness and the insured persons with disablement under the Social Security Act in order to enable them to re-enter to work in the establishment or to be self-employed.
To achieve the above objective, the IRC provides comprehensive rehabilitation service through multidisciplinary approach by teamworking .
As a core concept, the IRC takes care of all rehabilitants with the same standard and offers treatment as a whole person or holistic approach
Vision
"To become international organization on comprehensive rehabilitation for disabled worker in consequence of work and insured persons"
Rehabilitation Process & Service
Based on the objective and core concept, the IRC carries out the following services throughout the rehabilitation process and program aimed at sending them back to work as well as to live in society independently.
Services;