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Labor union activist prosecuted with an Emergency Decree violation






(English below) #LaborRights #SLAPP ðŸšĻ āļ˜āļ™āļžāļĢ āļ§āļīāļˆāļąāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ āļ™āļąāļāļŠāļŦāļ āļēāļžāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ–āļđāļāļ­āļąāļĒāļāļēāļĢāļĒāļ·āđˆāļ™āļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāđˆāļēāļāļ·āļ™ āļž.āļĢ.āļ.āļ‰āļļāļāđ€āļ‰āļīāļ™ āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆ 6 āļĄ.āļ„. āļāļĢāļ“āļĩāļžāļĒāļēāļĒāļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđ„āļ›āļĒāļ·āđˆāļ™āļŦāļ™āļąāļ‡āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ•āđˆāļ­āļĢāļąāļāļĄāļ™āļ•āļĢāļĩāļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĒāļĩāļĒāļ§āļĒāļēāļˆāļēāļāļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ§āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆ 29 āļ•.āļ„. āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ ðŸ‘Ĩ


✊ïļ āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ„āļ›āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđƒāļ™āļāļēāļ™āļ°āļ•āļąāļ§āđāļ—āļ™āļĨāļđāļāļˆāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļŠāđˆāļ§āļĒāđ€āļŦāļĨāļ·āļ­āļœāļđāđ‰āđƒāļŠāđ‰āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļˆāļēāļāļŠāļŦāļ āļēāļžāļ„āļ™āļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™ (Workers’ Union) āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāļ­āļ‡āļ„āđŒāļāļĢāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļāļĢāļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļī (Migrant Working Group) āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļ™ (Labour Network for Peoples Rights) āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ•āļīāļ”āļ•āļēāļĄāđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļąāđ‰āļ‡āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āļžāļ§āļāđ€āļ‚āļēāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ‚āļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđāļāđ‰āđ„āļ‚āļ›āļąāļāļŦāļēāļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒāļ āļēāļĒāđƒāļ•āđ‰āļāļēāļĢāđāļžāļĢāđˆāļĢāļ°āļšāļēāļ”āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ„āļ§āļīāļ” 19 āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđāļĨāļ°āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļĢāļ§āļĄāļ–āļķāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļąāļ”āđ€āļˆāļ™āđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļĄāļēāļ•āļĢāļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™āļ—āļ°āđ€āļšāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļ āļ•āđˆāļ­āļĄāļēāļĻāļēāļĨāļĄāļĩāļ„āļģāļŠāļąāđˆāļ‡āļ­āļ™āļļāļāļēāļ•āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ›āļĨāđˆāļ­āļĒāļ•āļąāļ§āļŠāļąāđˆāļ§āļ„āļĢāļēāļ§āļ˜āļ™āļžāļĢ


⚠ïļ āđƒāļ™āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡ āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļ™āļ‡āļēāļ™āļāļąāļšāļœāļđāđ‰āđāļ—āļ™āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ„āļ§āđ‰āļāđˆāļ­āļ™āļāļēāļĢāļĒāļ·āđˆāļ™āļŦāļ™āļąāļ‡āļŠāļ·āļ­āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ āļāļĢāļ°āļ—āļĢāļ§āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ€āļ­āļ‡āļˆāļķāļ‡āļĄāļĩāļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļģāļ™āļ§āļĒāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļ°āļ”āļ§āļāđāļĨāļ°āļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļēāļĄāļĄāļēāļ•āļĢāļāļēāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ„āļ§āļšāļ„āļļāļĄāđ‚āļĢāļ„āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđāļžāļĢāđˆāļĢāļ°āļšāļēāļ”āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ„āļ§āļīāļ” 19 āđāļ—āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļ°āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ āļ˜āļ™āļžāļĢāļāļĨāļąāļšāļ–āļđāļāļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļ„āļ”āļĩāđƒāļ™āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļ“āļ°āļāļēāļĢāļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ›āļīāļ”āļ›āļēāļāļ•āđˆāļ­āļ™āļąāļāļ›āļāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ (A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ SLAPP) āļˆāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āđ€āļŠāļĢāļĩāļ āļēāļžāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ­āļ­āļ


🔇 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļģāđāļ™āļ°āļ™āļģ 18 āļ‚āđ‰āļ­ āđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ‚āļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ„āļ—āļĒāđ€āļ„āļēāļĢāļžāđ€āļŠāļĢāļĩāļ āļēāļžāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ­āļ­āļ āļšāļ™āđ€āļ§āļ—āļĩāļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļŠāļīāļ—āļ˜āļīāļĄāļ™āļļāļĐāļĒāļŠāļ™ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) āđāļĄāđ‰āđ„āļ—āļĒāļˆāļ°āļ•āļ­āļšāļĢāļąāļšāđ€āļžāļĩāļĒāļ‡ 7 āļ‚āđ‰āļ­ āđāļ•āđˆāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āļ‚āļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ„āļ—āļĒāļ­āļ­āļāļāļŽāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ›āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļąāļ™āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļŠāļ™āļˆāļēāļ SLAPP āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļąāđˆāļ‡āļŸāđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ˜āļ™āļžāļĢāļ–āļ·āļ­āļ§āđˆāļēāļ‚āļąāļ”āļāļąāļšāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđāļ™āļ°āļ™āļģāļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ‚āļ”āļĒāļ•āļĢāļ‡ āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ€āļ—āļĻāđ„āļ—āļĒāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļĢāļąāļšāļœāļīāļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļģāļŠāļąāļāļāļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ„āļ§āđ‰āļāļąāļšāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļēāļ„āļĄāđ‚āļĨāļ!


😷 āļ™āļ­āļāļˆāļēāļāļ™āļĩāđ‰ āđāļĄāđ‰āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāļ„āļīāļ”āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĒāļĨāļ° 10 āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āđ„āļ—āļĒ āļžāļ§āļāđ€āļ‚āļēāļāļĨāļąāļšāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļ–āļđāļāļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨāđ„āļ—āļĒāļĄāļ­āļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļ‹āđ‰āļģāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§āļ‹āđ‰āļģāđ€āļĨāđˆāļē āļžāļ§āļāđ€āļ‚āļēāļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āđƒāļŦāļāđˆāđ„āļĄāđˆāļ­āļēāļˆāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ–āļķāļ‡āđ€āļ‡āļīāļ™āđ€āļĒāļĩāļĒāļ§āļĒāļēāđāļĨāļ°āļšāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢāļ—āļēāļ‡āļŠāļļāļ‚āļ āļēāļžāļ—āļĩāđˆāļžāļ§āļāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļŦāļ§āđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđāļžāļĢāđˆāļĢāļ°āļšāļēāļ”āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ‚āļ„āļ§āļīāļ” 19 āļ›āļąāļāļŦāļēāđ€āļŦāļĨāđˆāļēāļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĒāļāļĄāļēāļžāļđāļ”āļ–āļķāļ‡āļšāļ™āđ€āļ§āļ—āļĩāļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ„āļ“āļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļ§āđˆāļēāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒāļāļēāļĢāļ‚āļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļŠāļ·āđ‰āļ­āļŠāļēāļ•āļīāđƒāļ™āļ—āļļāļāļĢāļđāļ›āđāļšāļš (CERD) āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ āđ‚āļ”āļĒāļĄāļĩāļ‚āđ‰āļ­āļŠāļĢāļļāļ›āļ‚āļ­āđƒāļŦāđ‰āđ„āļ—āļĒāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ”āļąāļ‡āļ•āđˆāļ­āđ„āļ›āļ™āļĩāđ‰


1ïļâƒĢ āļ”āļģāđ€āļ™āļīāļ™āļāļēāļĢāļ—āļļāļāļ§āļīāļ–āļĩāļ—āļēāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļģāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‚āļˆāļąāļ”āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ­āļąāļ™āļ—āļąāļšāļ‹āđ‰āļ­āļ™āđāļĨāļ°āļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļĢāļđāļ›āđāļšāļš āļĢāļ§āļĄāđ„āļ›āļ–āļķāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļĨāļ·āļ­āļāļ›āļāļīāļšāļąāļ•āļīāļ•āđˆāļ­āđāļĢāļ‡āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļīāļœāļđāđ‰āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļžāļĻ


2ïļâƒĢ āļĨāļšāļ­āļ„āļ•āļīāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļŦāļĄāļēāļĢāļ§āļĄāļ—āļēāļ‡āļĨāļšāđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāđāļĢāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļ•āļī āļœāļđāđ‰āļĨāļĩāđ‰āļ āļąāļĒ āđāļĨāļ°āļœāļđāđ‰āđāļŠāļ§āļ‡āļŦāļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļĨāļĩāđ‰āļ āļąāļĒ


āļ­āđˆāļēāļ™āļ•āđˆāļ­ : https://prachatai.com/english/node/9643


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#LaborRights #SLAPP ðŸšĻ Thanaphon Wichan, a labor union activist, was prosecuted with an Emergency Decree violation on January 6. Her "crime" stems from her attempt to give the Labor Minister a letter demanding assistance during the pandemic on October 29, 2021. ðŸ‘Ĩ


✊ïļ As a representative of migrant employees, The Workers’ Union, the Migrant Working Group and the Labour Network for Peoples Rights, she went to the Ministry of Labor to follow up on their previous petition asking for solutions to problems faced by construction and migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a clarification on the unclear policies on migrant workers' registration process. She was later allowed to post bail.


⚠ïļ In fact, coordination had been made with representatives of the Ministry of Labour prior to her travel there. It was the Ministry's responsibility to ensure the enforcement of the disease prevention protocol to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead of that, Thanaphon Wichan unjustly faced a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) for simply exercising freedom of expression.


🔇 Just last year, Thailand received 18 Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations that called for the respect of freedom of expression. The government accepted only seven of them, including one that called for the enactment of legal protection against SLAPP cases. Persecuting Thanaphon Wichan is an obvious contradiction of that. Thailand must uphold its obligations to the international community!


😷 Moreover, although making up 10% of the Thai labor force, migrant workers are constantly overlooked by the Thai government. Most of them are unable to get the financial and health support they desperately need during this pandemic. These issues were addressed last year in Thailand's CERD (UN Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination) Review. Its concluding observations have urged Thailand to:


1ïļâƒĢ Take all measures necessary to combat the intersecting and multiple forms of discrimination, including discrimination against LGBTI migrants.


2ïļâƒĢ Eliminate prejudices and negative stereotypes, including against migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.



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