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Social Security Office Unemployment Insurance : lesson learned from Thailand Rangsima Preechachard Social Security Office 1 Social Security Act Sep., 1990 : Social Security Act was implemented - Compulsory - Non work-related Coverage

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Social Security Office

Unemployment Insurance : lesson learned from Thailand

Rangsima Preechachard Social Security Office

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Social Security Act

Sep., 1990 : Social Security Act was implemented

Compulsory
Non work-related

Coverage Stage 1 March, 1991 - enterprises with 20 or more employees Stage 2 Sep., 1993 - enterprises with 10 or more employees Stage 3 April, 2002 - enterprises with 1 or more employees Benefit 1991 : 4 types (sickness, maternity, invalidity, death) 1998 : extended old-age pension, child allowance 2004 : extended unemployment

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Administration Organisation

Social Security Office (SSO) was established in

September 1990 under the Ministry of Labour to manage Social Security Fund and workmen’sCompensation Fund

Social Security Fund Workmen’s Compensation Fund

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Social Security Fund

To guarantee benefits for insured persons to relief difficulties in cases of non work-related sickness, invalidity, death, maternity , old age pension, child allowance, and unemployment.

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Contribution Rates

(Contributions are calculated from wage base 1,650-15,000 baht / month)

Employers Employees Government Categories

Sickness Maternity Invalidity Death Child Allowance Old Age Pension Unemployment

1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 3% 3% 1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.25%

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CURRENT BENEFITS

Sickness Maternity Invalidity Death Old age pension Child allowance Unemployment

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Enterprises & Insured Person

Enterprises 403,728
Insured Persons 9,126,792

30/11/2011

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Ratio of benefit expenditure

54% 13% 1% 2% 13% 7% 10%

Sickness Maternity Invalidity Death Child Allowance Old-Age Unemployment

4,200.20 million THA

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Historical Background of UI in Thailand

Unemployment benefit was considered during

the economic crisis in 1997

Sub-committee on the Preparation of UI during

2000-2003

Research / Survey / Seminar for reactions

by employers and trade unions were conducted

Royal decree for Unemployment was enacted in

2004

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Principle of the Unemployment Insurance

To assist the unemployed insured

person to receive sufficient salary during unemployment

The unemployed insured persons will

receive cash benefit, health care benefit, employment services and skill development services to reenter to work as soon as possible

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Qualification condition for benefit

6 months contribution within

15 months before unemployment

Registered with the Dept. of

employment as job seeker within 30 days after being unemployment

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Cash benefit

The laid-off receive 50 per cent of

wages up to 180 days within 1 year

The voluntary unemployed receive 30

per cent of wages up to 90 days within 1 year

The benefit begin paid on the eighth

day as from the date becoming unemployment

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Lose benefits

return to work and become the

insured persons according to article

33. or gov. employee
refuse job or refuse job training

without suitable reason

do not report themselves at the
Dep. of Employment without

suitable reason

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Collaboration of Organizations for Unemployment Benefit

Department of Employment
Department of Skill Development
Social Security Office

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Unemployment benefit expenditure

816.83 1,207.65 1,879.51 2,420.43 5,728.75 4,295.39 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 mio THB

Economic crisis

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Recommendations

UI should start during the time
f normal economic situation so

that when the crisis comes, the unemployed can enjoy the benefit at the time that they need most.

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