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the school-age population which has been slipped outside the educational system can
access education more extensively. The government should also continuously support the
operations of the SLF and EEF, and develop policies to improve the quality of education

with wider participation of all parties concerned.

With regard to business and human rights, the government has focused its efforts on
building understanding among the agencies concerned in driving forward the National Action
Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP), Phase 1 (2019-2022). Mechanisms have been set
up to monitor the implementation of the NAP, and cooperation with the business sector is
sought to provide knowledge and promote business operation in accordance with the United

Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), including the disclosure
of information relating to human rights in the annual report of listed companies in the Stock
Exchange of Thailand. Neverhteless, there are still some business operations that impact
on human rights in terms of labour rights, environmental rights and protection of human
rights defender. The NHRCT has made recommendations that the government prompt all

of its agencies to strictly implement the measures outlined in the NAP within according to
the set timeframe. The government should make known to the public the information on
any progress made in implementing the NAP. It should also introduce incentive plans to
motivate the business sector to apply the UNGPs in conducting their businesses, and should
emphasize strict law enforcement when a human rights violation occurs.

(4) Assessment of Human Rights Situation

of Specific Groups

In this section, the human rights situation of five specific population groups are

presented, namely that of children, the elderly, people with disabilities, women including
issues relating to gender equality, and people with legal status and rights problem, consisting
of stateless people, asylum-seekers and refugees.

In 2020, the government and its agencies concerned have made efforts to promote
and protect child’s rights in many aspects, such as granting of monthly allowance worth
600 Baht to all children aged 0-6 years across the board from fiscal year 2565 (2022)
onward; provision of training for child-care personnel in private schools to prevent child rights

violation; and reduction of teenage pregnancies. However, there are areas where efforts need
to be intensified for concrete results, e.g. adoption of the a draft plan on Early Childhood
Development, assistance to pregnant teenage mothers in school to receive appropriate
education, and increased effectiveness of the justice system for child, juvenile and family
cases. Meanwhile, issues of major concern are violence and sexual abuse of children
by educational personnel, and bullying in schools or via social media which seems to take

on a more violent tendency. Some of the recommendations that the NHRCT makes to the
government and its agencies concerned are: accelerating the process of considering the บทสรุปผู้บริหาร

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