tomhell Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hello, maybe someone from Thailand can answer me following question: Are there any progressive/left-wing movements here in Thailand. Something like: Labour Parties, Social-Democrats, Democratic-Socialists or a kind of Green Party? From my observation there is a lot of social injustice in Thailand. I have spoken to some Thai people and they told me that they basically have no worker rights. There are a lot environmental problems. Which movements are concerned about this topic? Are these movements allowed in Thailand ? Are people in Thailand free to found parties? How is the situation with workers union? Thank you in advance for any information to this topic. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 With regards to political parties, you are projecting Western norms on to Asian politics. All across Asia, political parties are about personalities and patronage networks, not ideologies. It is very hard to get a new party on the ballot paper here if you are not wealthy or part of a patronage network. Environmental campaign groups. Yes lots of these. Unions Yes, lots of these. The strongest are in public sector and foreign-owned manufacturing. Worker's rights Well protected under the law. Problems of enforcement far more likely when the workers are foreign migrants or working in the informal sector. For further reading Read how Wipaporn Songmeesap was able to enslave a maid from Buri Ram with impunity. The famous disappearance of Somchai Neelapaijit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Go visit a Burmanese labor camp housing facility,, and get their side, then a Thai working a front desk at a nice 4 star hotel, and finally a civil servent at the labor department. Of course first you have to put a little effort into finding answers yourself but then you can review your finding and answer your questions , depending which groups answers you are reviewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 The ghost of the Cold War still lurks in this part of the world. Most of those terms used in the OP would all funnel into communism. Not good. Only a few years ago Malaysia was still trying to figure out what to with a pro-commie propagandist from the 1980s. The word "hippie" still means something, and it ain't positive. Thailand has enough potential for political parties to keep going for a while, with more to come. They don't need no farang philosophers (except to sell alcohol to them ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 CLOSED No Political topics in the General Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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