https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Helmet-Law-300×200.webp Helmet Law 2025 – Thailand The Royal Thai Police has launched the Safe Roads Project, effective from June 1, 2025, to enhance road safety across the country. Key Provisions All motorcycle riders and passengers are now legally required to wear safety helmets at all times. Whether you are on a short or long journey, […]
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Destination-Thailand-Visa-DTV-212×300.png Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) As of July 15, 2024, the Thai government has confirmed the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) is now live for those looking to work and travel (“workcation”) in Thailand. The DTV allows holders to stay in Thailand for up to 180 days per entry and is valid for 5 years.. DTV […]
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Ministerial-Regulation-15-on-Domestic-Work-212×300.png 2024 Ministerial Regulation 15 on Domestic Work Cleaners, cooks, carers, drivers, security guards working in or for Thai households have new legal rights. Here’s a summary of what you need to know about Ministerial Regulation 15 on Domestic Work (30 April 2024): Minimum wage (2024 Bangkok rate = 363 baht/day) Maximum 8-hour workdays, plus […]
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Labor-Cabinet-Resolution-for-Foreign-Workers-212×300.png Labor Cabinet Resolution for Foreign Workers On September 24, 2024, the following issues were discussed at the cabinet meeting of the Prime Minister of Thailand regarding foreign workers. Regarding the employment of foreigners, foreigners who have entered Thailand illegally, foreigners whose legal residence and work permits in Thailand have expired, or foreigners who have […]
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Refugee-Child-Rights-212×300.png Every child, everywhere, deserves to grow up safe and supported. Children born to refugees in Thailand can register a birth. As of October 2023, there were 171,635 children registered as stateless in Thailand.195 United Nations member countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Thailand signed the Convention on the […]
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/42.-Update-Traffic-Law-2-212×300.png Update New Traffic Laws of 2024 The latest traffic law of 2024 was enacted on September 5, 2024. It has been announced through the Land Traffic Act (No. 13) 2024, which identified the adjustment of fines for traffic violations, speeding, drunk driving, forgetting to carry a driver’s license and many more rules. Each wrong-doing […]
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/national-security-policy-towards-refugees-and-new-arrivals-from-Myanmar-212×300.png Withdrawal of the Reservation to Article 22 of the Convention on the rights of the child. Myth 1 The State must grant citizenship to refugee and asylum-seeking children FACT Article 22 does not obligate the State to grant legal status to refugee and asylum- seeking children. Instead, it requires states to take “appropriate measures” […]
Notification of the Ministry of Interior Subject: Permission for an alien to live in the Kingdom to further their education and to study while working on a special circumstance Given the outbreak of Covid-19 and its toll on the overall economy of the country, the government has thus determined measures to promote economic growth by […]
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Child-Protection-In-Thailand–212×300.png Child safety protection in Thailand are defined by the following Act. Tortured children, children vulnerable to wrongdoing, children in the state necessitating safety protection in accordance with the ministerial regulations.Upon having witnessed or come to know of conduct which leads a person to believe that an act of torture has been committed against a […]
https://rightsbeyondborder.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LINE_ALBUM_I-HUB-graphic_240610_2-212×300.jpg Current status of children’s right to health under Thailand’s legal framework The promotion and protection of the rights of children, including their right to health, is a priority for Thailand. Since becoming a Party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1992, Thailand has enacted new laws and amended several […]
