Thailand’s outlook in 2009 Population : million Population : million Labour Force Labour Force employed : 38.7 million employed : 38.7 million informal : million informal : million formal : million (sso 9.36 millions/civil servant 2 millions) formal : million (sso 9.36 millions/civil servant 2 millions) GDP : USD 152 GDP : USD 152 GINI Coefficient : GINI Coefficient : 0.485

Declining population growth rate is expected

Labour participation rate and Unemployment rate

GDP and Poverty

Current situation lack of coverage in informal economy lack of coverage in informal economy various schemes but need improvement in various schemes but need improvement in coverage coverage adequate benefit adequate benefit management (coordination, integration, etc) management (coordination, integration, etc) inadequacy of awareness raising/information sharing, inadequacy of awareness raising/information sharing, barriers to access to social service barriers to access to social service

The SPF in Thailand Civil servantsPrivate sector employees Informal economy Poor and near poor UCS since 2001 (health) and 500 Bath scheme (pension) since 2009… Social assistance Workmen’s Compensation Fund (WCF) -Social Security Fund (SSF) Provident fund system -Govt P Fund -Private school teachers WF -Non contr. pension sch. -CS Medical Benefit Sch. SSF is proposing to extend 5 benefits to informal economy by amending article 40 SSF is proposing to extend 5 benefits to informal economy by amending article 40 SSF / NSF -Various community saving funds - BAAC’s Pension program

Community saving fund initiated by the local people initiated by the local people response to the needs response to the needs Example : 1-Baht saving fund Example : 1-Baht saving fund Benefits : health, maternity, education, pension. Benefits : health, maternity, education, pension.

BAAC’s Pension Programme To promote saving of farmers in remote area To promote saving of farmers in remote area years of age years of age 65 years of retirement age 65 years of retirement age Annual contribution 1,200/12,000 Annual contribution 1,200/12,000 BAAC contributes 0.75% BAAC contributes 0.75% Benefits : used as a collateral, health, accidence, and death Benefits : used as a collateral, health, accidence, and death

Government’s initiatives the National Commission on Social Welfare (PM as a chairman) the National Commission on Social Welfare (PM as a chairman) contribute the welfare society contribute the welfare society welfare for all in 2017 welfare for all in 2017 government investment focuses in social welfare government investment focuses in social welfare develop existing schemes develop existing schemes integrated collaboration among relevant gov. agencies integrated collaboration among relevant gov. agencies 11 th National Economic and Social Development Plan ( ) 11 th National Economic and Social Development Plan ( )

Thailand Reform : Develop Social Welfare System Capacities building, addressed in 11’st NESD Plan and 2’nd National Social Welfare Plan Implementing Periods Welfare for all > Roadmap : Social Welfare Reform in Thailand Through : Welfare Society and Develop Social Welfare System Target : Welfare for all by the year 2017 Roadmap (draft)

4’th pillar Social Promotion Promote, giving and philanthropy, donation, the role of volunteers, civil society, corporate social responsibility, social enterprise, family, religious, local organization. Develop tax system and fund allocation to social welfare system. 3’rd pillar Social Services There is a constitution and law to support basic welfare rights for people. Monitor the law for welfare rights for people to be a practical one. and publicize the welfare rights and accessibility to public. 15years Free for compulsory education (12 mil.) Health Security Fund (48 mil.) Reduce the cost of living measures (free public bus, train and electricity) Free milk for primary Students /Old aged monthly allowance (6mil.)/cremation allowance for old aged (.09mil.) /Disabled monthly allowance (.8mil.) 2’nd pillar Social Insurance Private Insurance (10.3 mil.) Third party insurance Third party insurance Community Welfare Fund (coverage 10 % of population 6.6 mil.) Public officers pensions (2.72 mil.) Provident Fund (2 mil.) Farmer Welfare Fund National Saving Fund (20 mil.) National Saving Fund (20 mil.) Minimum wage Farmer Insurance Income Social Insurance Fund/Workmen’s Compensation Fund (9.4 mil.) Expand Social Insurance Fund coverage to self employed ( 24 mil.)/extend benefit rights to sqouse and children of the insurers (5.88 mil.) 1’st pillar SocialAssistance There is social assistance provided for the needy as an individual or as a group. Howevre the relief can be met only in some area of needs and urgency. To develop social asssistance system by targeting the needy, help them to help themselves to meet the standard of living and use social worker professionals and case management for processing the system Thailand’s population mil. Employed (public officers) 2.72 mil. Employed 9.4 mil. Self-employed 24 mil. Non – economic mil.

SPF application Rapid assessment Rapid assessment analyze the current situation analyze the current situation costing tool costing tool provide sufficient information for the policy decision makers regarding cash transfer provide sufficient information for the policy decision makers regarding cash transfer estimate the roughly overall implementing and future expense estimate the roughly overall implementing and future expense evaluate possibility of the target evaluate possibility of the target

Road Map: SPF application used as a reference point used as a reference point existed legal coverage but effective coverage needed to be improved (informal sector) existed legal coverage but effective coverage needed to be improved (informal sector) possible extensions : possible extensions : raise awareness by proposing SPF concept and tools learned from the training to the committees, policy makers, and operational level raise awareness by proposing SPF concept and tools learned from the training to the committees, policy makers, and operational level conduct the workshop/training on SPF to relevant stakeholders. conduct the workshop/training on SPF to relevant stakeholders. apply to the existing social security/welfare schemes apply to the existing social security/welfare schemes

SPF application coordination: political/technical task forces to extend coverage to informal economy coordination: political/technical task forces to extend coverage to informal economy National policy level National policy level Operational level Operational level Local level Local level monitoring monitoring central data bureau central data bureau jointed key performance indicators from all sectors (e.g. ED, health, labor, etc. ) jointed key performance indicators from all sectors (e.g. ED, health, labor, etc. )

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