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Social Work Social Development 2012: Action and Impact. World Conference in Stockholm , Sweden 8 - 12 July 2012. Vulnerable group rights for accessing the public welfare in Thailand. presentation at Stockholmsmassan July 11, 2012. Yanakorn Pitchayanin
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Social Work Social Development 2012: Action and Impact World Conference in Stockholm,Sweden 8 - 12 July 2012
Vulnerable group rights for accessing the public welfare in Thailand • presentation at Stockholmsmassan • July 11, 2012 YanakornPitchayanin Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Bangkok , Thailand.
Researcher YanakornPitchayanin,Social Worker Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Bangkok ,Thailand JanchaiYaemyoo,Social Worker Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Bangkok ,Thailand
Presentation Focus Introduction Objectives of the Study Methodology Findings
INTRODUCTION Social welfare is the service that government provided to the people in form of subsidy, allowance etc. the welfare that the government has allocated, cannot cover Vulnerable group
Vulnerable group rights for accessing the public welfare in Thailand Objectives
Thailand NongBua Lam Phu 4 Areas of Study • Tak Province chonburi Phattalung
Study method Documents studies Focus group Indept-interview Analysis
1.The situations of access to public welfare the disabled older person Hygienic health families whose parents passes away Educational Job opportunities and earning income • Local welfare
The social context of the area and theinaccessibility to government social welfare Each study area attach an importance to social service allocation differently according to situational problems of the area. internal factors concerning the inaccessibility to welfare of the people in community
2.process of access to social welfare service for people in community • acknowledge the information about the rights of public welfare rather from persons than the government media • process of access to social welfare service for people in community there are 3 stages 1. acknowledge the information about the rights 2.access to the rights 3. evaluation of the result of having access to the rights of social welfare
3.Problems / obstacles stemming from the service of social welfare in community and province • Different conceptual about welfare system • data base of the target groups is not enough • conflict of government policy • integrate of working
3.Problems / obstacles stemming from the service of social welfare in community and province(cont..) • lacking the land ownership document for their living • shortage of water in agriculture and consumption • Government policy • not having access to the rights of some certain groups • having knowledge and understanding about the serviceonly self benefit
4Recommendations as guidelines for an access to the service of social welfare of the public
Recommendations as guidelines for an access to the service of social welfare of the public(cont..) In view of operation 1. promote the people to have knowledge and understanding about the rights of various social welfare that they are eligible to receive 2. promote the knowledge and understanding about the voluntary extension of social welfare by article 40 for the illegal workers by 2 options 3. promote the knowledge and understanding about the protection of Thai workers’ rights who go to work abroad 4. increase more channels, methods to have access to the rights of social welfare of people of target groups
Recommendations as guidelines for an access to the service of social welfare of the public Role of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security educate about the knowledge of access to social welfare to local administration in each aspect of allocation of social welfare link the integration of working between the agencies link the data base of the target groups between the central, local
Role of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security increase the allowance of being disabled, the allowance for older persons mobilize the volunteers who working with variuos target groups affiliated with the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to be unified
Role of the Provincial Social Development and Human Security Office(PSDHSO)
Contact information: • YanakornPitchayanin Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Bangkok , Thailand. Phone: +668 6979 2861 E-mail : yanakorn_p@yahoo.co.th