<sup>This grouping allows the FTI to strengthen the unity and organize its work systematically by focusing on FTI as a center enhancing the industry groups’ relations and the relations among the industrialists themselves as well as maintaining its relations with the consumers and other members of the Thai business community.
     FTI board of directors governing body comprises of both those elected and appointed for a term of 2 years. Two thirds of the board are from those elected from the members and the remaining one third from those appointed from each industry club and the FTI provincial chapters throughout the kingdom.

STRIVING TOWARDS SUCCESSFUL
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT:

     The FTI is a juristic organization fully authorized by law to pursue the objectives as set forth in the FTI Act, 1987. They are :
1    To act as the sole representative of allindustrial enterprises in Thailand in    
      co-ordinating with the state in both the policy and operation matters.
2    To promort and develop the industry.
3    To identify, analyse and solve problems and issues arising in the conduct    
      of industrial enterprises.
4    To encourage, support the study, research, training and disseminating 
      technical knowledge and technology related to industries.
5    To conduct product test and issue Certificate of Origin and Certificate of 
      Quality Assurance.
6    To offer appropriate advice and recommendations to the government for the 
      overall benefits of the industrial circle.
7    To give encouragement to industrialists and act as a focal point for 
      exchanging of views among industrialists for the mutual benefits of the 
      entire industrial community.
8    To exert control and oversee the operation of all members to ensure the 
      compliance to the respective laws relating to industrial enterprises.
9    To conduct any other business as the law may prescribe.

CONTRY-WIDE WELL RESPECTED ROLES:
     The FTI has gained the country wide recognition as the only voice of the industrial community in Thailand in addressing the issues and in co-ordinating with the government both internally and on the international sphere.

THESE BASIC FUNCTIONS ARE:
     Joining the joint public-private sectors consultative committee or JPPCC headed by the Prime Minister as one of the active member from the private sector to address the economic issues. Having won the trust and confidence of the government, it also is entrusted with the duty to deputy the representative to hundreds of subcommittees and working groups within the decision making mechanism among the government offices which can influence the policy and law making process, making them more practicable to the private sector needs and commensurable with the efficient and beneficial development of industry and economy.</sup>

• ^{The FTI is also being recognized by its counterpart bodies operating in various parts of the world. It is hence vested with the capability of doing all negotiating works with Thailand’s trading partners to safeguard Thailand’s interest in the manufacturing sector in the international arena. It also acts as the focal point for the exchange of information and the nerve center for developments of the individual’s right, fairness and justice that the members are entitled to both domestically and abroad.}
  
  
• ^{The FTI has been authorized by the service members on certifying the operation and production of its members as well as to ensure that they ethically follow the law, rules and regulations}

^{ACHIEVING THE GOALS WITH DEVOTION TO DUTIES AND SERVICES:}

• ^{Acting as a link and promoter of business for members by providing them anopportunity to exchange views and meet the mission both domestic and from abroad:}
• ^{Assisting in the development of members' business and the general public by providing consultancy, conducting of workshops and training, seminars, educational and observation tours within the country and abroad.}
• ^{Encouraging the study and upgrading of skills in various specific industrial circles by making available the scholarships, opportunities for training and observation visits at all levels.}
• ^{co-ordinating with worldwide bodies to ensure maximum benefits.}
• ^{Acting as the representative for the government agency in the matters involving the inspection, supervision and certification for the operation and production of members which include the issuance of Certificate of Origin, certification of existence or non-existence of producers/suppliers of raw materials in Thailand for claiming of investment promotion privileges under the Investment Promotion Act.}
• ^{Operating as a registration body for the promotion of marketing through arranging Thai Industrial Trade Fairs, participating in all forms of exhibition conducted and organized by both the government and private sectors in the internal market and overseas.}
• ^{Producing video tapes on technical subjects for the members and the general audience with a view to facilitating the transfer of specific branches of new technical knowledge on various subjects to help improve and update their production and service techniques at the company level.} 
• ^{Acting as a co-ordinating center for the dissemination of information, data and communications under the EDI system as well as producing for circulation the FTI bi-monthly journal and the FTI directory.}
• ^{Acting as a center for the organization of training seminars and workshops.}
• ^{Identifying problems and issues faced by individual members and in the industrial development process through the co-operation of industry clubs and the countrywide provincial chapters of FTI.}
• ^{Operating the Industrial environmental management department within the organizational structure of FTI to encourage all technical services and the co-ordination of technology transfer in the areas of environmental management for the industry which include the testing of waste water, quality of the air in the industrial plant.}