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On Tuesday, International Women’s Day, networks of women’s rights groups in Bangkok called on PM Prayut to amend Thailand’s current maternity leave law. Under the current law, women are paid for 90 days of leave. Women’s rights activists want this changed to 98 days. The spokeswoman for the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare said the department will discuss the issue on a panel. “The prime minister supports women being equally treated and receiving benefits from employment”. The spokeswoman said PM Prayut has closely followed up on amendments. Under the current law, employers pay women the first 45 days of […]

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