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Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 23

Despite the fact that many legal instruments rights of employees; and (2) to amend the
recognize and protect fundamental labour Alien Working Act 2008, which stipulates the
rights in Thailand, such as the Labour control of a foreign workforce rather than the
Relations Act of 1975 and the Labour protection of labour rights. This issue is of
Protection Act of 1998, there exist rights particular concern. Foreign workers should
violations that benefit from gaps in the law. have knowledge of their rights to enable Article 24
When legislation is amended, she emphasizes them to claim these rights. At present, Thai
the participation of employees in the process. government agencies, in collaboration with
She also believes that laws ensuring social the International Labour Organization (ILO),
security and safety guarantees, including provide information directed in particular to
wage, should be extended to workers who the migrant workforce in the languages of
are hired on a temporary basis, foreign three neighbouring countries (Myanmar, Lao
workers and those in the informal sector. PDR and Cambodia). At the regional level, the
ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and
A proposal for the Government is as follows: Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers
(1) to ratify ILO Conventions 87 and 98, which protects the fundamental rights of both
state that gathering, negotiation and migrant workers and their families, she adds.
establishment of labour unions are basic

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