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Inter-regional project : How to strengthen social protection coverage in the context of the European Union Agenda on decent work and promoting employment in the informal economy. Thailand : Case Study

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  • Worawan Chandoevwit

    (Social Security Department, International Labour Office, Geneva)

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Thailand is a middle-income country with per capita income of 134,343 baht or US$3,887 in 2007.1 It was once an agrarian economy, but with the pace of development, its economy now relies more on industry and services. As a result, employment in these sectors has been increasing. With the move into a modern economy, labour standards have improved. The first half of the 1970s, was a period in which advances were made in social democracy. Workers demanded that their right to a decent job should be protected by law. A number of laws came into force in this period, for example, on labour relations, workmens compensation, private-school teaching staff and labour protection.

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  • Worawan Chandoevwit, 2008. "Inter-regional project : How to strengthen social protection coverage in the context of the European Union Agenda on decent work and promoting employment in the informal economy. Thailand : Case Study," Labor Economics Working Papers 22052, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:eab:laborw:22052
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    Keywords

    social protection; European Union Agenda; informal economy; Employment;
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values

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