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areas including in employment. It has also adopted payments. The attitude of employers or family

a policy to promote business respect for human members and inaccessibility to technology could be
rights. In addition, the Stock Exchange of Thailand barriers preventing older persons from engaging
(SET) has embarked on an initiative to have in employment or obtaining government services.
registered companies disclose information Rights of persons with disabilities:
on policies and procedures that might affect Concerned agencies have promoted the right
human rights through preparation of a consolidated of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard
annual report. Nevertheless, there are concerns of living. Efforts have been made to provide
over the lack of public participation in the actions the same rate of monthly allowance to all persons
of some large corporations that can cause health with disabilities with a disability identity card
and environmental impacts. and to facilitate persons with disabilities’ access to

various services. Nevertheless, there were some
4 Assessment of Human Rights areas where efforts have not yet brought about
Assessment of Human Rights
effective results, such as the relatively low
Situation of Specific Groups
Situation of Specific Groups
employment rate of persons with disabilities
in public service. There was also a lack of effective

Child’s rights: The cabinet has approved measures to prevent and protect women and
the Early Childhood Development Plan B.E. 2564 - girls with disabilities from sexual abuse.
2570 to promote the physical, mental, and Women’s rights and gender equality:
cognitive development of pre-school children The government has taken measures to prevent
appropriate to their age and improve the Penal and combat domestic violence, including making
Code to better protect child’s rights in the justice preparation for an effective enactment of the
system. Nevertheless, problems were found, Promotion of Family Development and Protection
such as violence against children, especially bullying, Act B.E. 2562 and preparing a bill on prevention

and sexual abuse against girls and boys often from of repeated sexual or violent offenses.
persons who are close to children. There was no The government has also developed guidelines
systematic data collection nor one single agency to support women’s exercise of the right relating
to compile statistical data of children who were to termination of pregnancy. However, domestic
victims of violence and sexual abuse at national violence has shown a tendency to rise compared
level and use it for planning the prevention and to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period while
protection of child’s rights. women opting for termination of pregnancy

Rights of older persons: The government in some cases experienced delays in hospital
referrals. Likewise, promoting gender equality
has adopted the National Agenda on Aging Society
คณะกรรมการสิิทธิิมนุุษยชนุแห่่งชาติิ National Human Rights Commission of Thailand society and drafted the legislation on national of employment discrimination as well as sexual
remains a challenge given persistent reports
to ensure the country’s preparedness for the aging
harassment and abuse in the workplace in 2021.
pension policy and the establishment of a fund
Persons with legal status and rights
for such purpose. However, older persons still
problems: The government and concerned
faced problems and obstacles in accessing certain
rights. For instance, the government recalled
to resolve the issue of legal status and nationality
old-age monthly allowance from the older
persons who received other public welfare agencies have continually pursued efforts
problems. In 2021 the cabinet approved the criteria

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