On Tuesday, International Women’s Day, networks of women’s rights groups in Bangkok known as on PM Prayut to amend Thailand’s current maternity depart regulation. Under the current law, girls are paid for 90 days of leave. Women’s rights activists want this changed to ninety eight days. The spokeswoman for the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare stated the division will talk about the issue on a panel.
“The prime minister helps girls being equally handled and receiving benefits from employment”.
The spokeswoman mentioned PM Prayut has closely adopted up on amendments. Under Improved , employers pay ladies the first 45 days of their depart, and the second forty five days is paid by the Social Security Office. The activists now want the SSO to propose a draft authorized amendment.
Maternity advantages in Thailand are part of the 1998 Labour Protection Act. Another maternity benefit from it’s that, with a doctor’s certificates, a brief change in a worker’s duties is allowed shortly before and after the child’s birth. The act additionally protects girls from being fired whereas they’re pregnant.
Thailand at present has no obligatory paternity leave in the personal sector. In the public sector, males are allowed 15 days to look after new child babies..g