On August 16, 2024, at 09.00 hours, the Labour Minister, Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, welcomed the Director of the Gender and Development Research Institute, Ms. Rueangrawee Pichaikun on the occasion of a meeting to present research data and issues regarding the care and protection of the rights of female workers in independent labour groups, informal labour groups, and vulnerable groups, covering violence and threats against female workers and the right to 180 days of maternity leave and allowing men to take leave to care for their wives while giving birth for 30 days.
The Secretariat to the Labour Minister, Mr. Aree Krainara, the Deputy Permanent Secretaries of Labour, Mr. Wannarat Srisuksai, and the Ministry of Labour’s executives joined in the welcome. They received the matter and will discuss it further. The occasion took place at the Chatumongkol Room, 6th floor, Ministry of Labour.
The Labour Minister thanked the Institute for Gender and Development Research for providing the information and presenting the demands. The Ministry of Labour’s role in protecting workers’ rights, including promoting the quality of life of workers, especially women’s right to 180 days of maternity leave, will be discussed further.
