Labour Protection Act, B.E. 2541 (1998).

This Act provides for the basic principles and rules regarding the labour protection in Thailand.
An Employer shall treat male and female Employees equally in employment unless the description or nature of work prevents such treatment (Sec. 15). An Employer shall be prohibited to require a female Employee to perform any of the work as prescribed in Section 38. An Employer shall not employ a child under fifteen years of age as an Employee (Sec. 44). An Employer shall not require a young worker under eighteen years of age to perform any of the work listed in Section 49. There shall be a Wages Committee and a Labour Welfare Committee consisting of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. The Wage Committee shall perform duties such as propose opinions and to give advices on policy and development regarding wages and incomes to the Cabinet, setting guidance for Employers in determining the wage adjustment, fixing the Basic Minimum Wage Rate (Sec. 79). The Labour Welfare Committee's powers and duties include: (1) to make comments to the Minister concerning policies, guidelines and measures on labour welfare; (2) to make comments to the Minister on the issue of Ministerial Regulations, Notifcations or Rules concerningthe provisions of welfare in establishments; (3) to provide advices on the provision of labour welfare for different types of establishments; (4) to evaluate and report the performance results to the Minister; etc. (Sec. 93). There shall be an Employee Welfare Fund in the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare which aims to be a supporting fund for Employees in case of termination of employment or death, or in any other case as prescribed by the Employee Welfare Fund Committee (Sec. 126). The Act also mandates that employers with ten or more employees must provide work rules in Thai, covering aspects such as working days, holidays, overtime, wages, leave, discipline, grievances, and termination of employment, and shall submit a report form on conditions of employment and working conditions to the Director-General or a person entrusted by the Director-General within every January.
In addition, the Act makes provisions, inter alia, for: inspection and labour inspectors, offences and penalties.