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to outward only enforced by the law of that cross-border investment. investment.

and inward country, which some of them are - Specific mechanism for human rights - The Securities and Exchange Commission should act as a main

cross-country not equal to Thai’s law or monitoring of investment under EEC. agent to initiate human rights consideration into investments. For
international standard.
investment - Agreement on trade and investment example, the commission may enforce its members to committed
- International trade and need to considered human rights aspect. to human rights standard for investment.

investment agreements does not
- Clear example of HRDD - Eastern Economic Corridor Office should implement human rights
need to include human rights
implementationn for cross-boundary aspect as part of the agreement on investments.
aspect in the consideration.
investment. - Any agreement on trade and investment need to take human
- No clear procedure to monitoring
rights into consideration.
Thai business that investing abroad

(For example, lack of trans- - NHRC and The Securities and Exchange Commission should
boundary EIA) promote HRDD model for cross-boundary investment.

- No government agency to
observe the effects of international

environmental issues.

Consumer - Violations of consumer rights are - The constitution need to recognize more - Amend the Thai Constitution to cover enough consumer rights

rights still persist. consumer rights. equal to international standard.

- The National Consumer Council - Penalty and fines that disincentivize the - Amend the National Consumer Council Act to be a true
Act not representing consumers undesirable behavior. consumer representative.

enough. - Clear specific agency to address and - Promote the Responsible for the Damages Product Act.

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