FROM THE DESK OF THE DELEGATE OF THE KINGDO

IT BEGINS WITH THE PEO

The Delegate of the Thailand

Represented by : - SudarshanPujari
Institution :- St. Xaviers Collegiate Scho
TOPIC AREAS

Protection of the rights of migrant workers

Preserving the fundamental freedoms of racial, religious and

General Assembly

Social Humanitarian and Cultural Committee

TOPIC AREA 1: Protection of the rights of migrant workers

Thailand emphasizes the connection between migration and human rights, which is
increasingly becoming a crucial policy topic worldwide. We aim at protecting migrant
workers and members of their families; its existence sets a moral standard, and serves as a
guide and stimulus for the promotion of migrant rights in each country. This delegate as a
representative of the govt of Thailand aims for its achievement
Thailands delegates primary objective is to foster respect for migrants human rights.
Migrants are not only workers, they are also human beings. We do not create new rights for
migrants but aim at guaranteeing equality of treatment, and the same working conditions,
including in case of temporary work, for migrants and nationals. We rely on the
fundamental notion that all migrants should have access to a minimum degree of
protection. We recognize that legal migrants have the legitimacy to claim more rights
than illegal immigrants, however, we stress that illegal migrants must have their
fundamental human rights respected, like all human beings, regardless any discrimination.

However, we also have our reservations, we look up to put up restrictions to prevent

excess migration and also allow safe passage for other workers who are willing to return, we
also are concerned about our neighbours policy towards this matter

Regarding this matter we urge all countries to adopt an open and transparent policy
which would cover all migrant workers, and offer them protection under the national laws
and regulations. The restrictions, limitations and difficulties of the registration process
often have the perverse effect of increasing the number of undocumented migrants, who are

still able to obtain paid work without the expense and risks of becoming legally registered.
Less restrictive migration policies would also mean that migrants are more likely to return
to their countries of origin when work is not available, which would be a preferable
situation for both the migrants themselves and the Thai authorities. The temporary nature
of the policies which force migrants to return after one year or after four years, being
contrary to the nature of migration and the nature of the labour needs of the country,
serves only to increase the number of migrants who, even if they have legal status, revert to
illegality in order to be able to remain in the country. We need to simplify everything to
achieve the desired result

In short we expect the members to implement these guarantees,

1. States undertake to assist migrant workers against misleading propaganda relating to
immigration and emigration;
2. States undertake to adopt appropriate measures to facilitate the departure, journey
and reception of such workers and their families and to provide appropriate services
for health, medical attention and good hygienic conditions during the journey;
3. States undertake to secure for migrant workers lawfully within their territories,
insofar as such matters are regulated by law or regulations or are subject to the
control of administrative authorities, treatment not less favourable than that of their
own nationals in respect of the following matters: remuneration, working conditions,
membership of trade unions, enjoyment of the benefits of collective bargaining and
accommodation;
4. States undertake to secure for such workers lawfully within their territory treatment
not less favourable than that of their own nationals with regard to employment taxes,
dues or contributions payable of employed' persons;
5. States undertake to facilitate the reunion of a family of a foreign worker lawfully
within their territory;

6. States undertake to secure that workers lawfully residing within their territories
receive treatment not less favourable than that of their own nationals in respect of
legal proceedings;
7. States undertake to secure that the workers lawfully residing within their territories
are not expelled unless they endanger national security or offend the public interest
or morality;

Thus for the solution of these objectives we send this delegate, in which we put our faith
and expect to draw a solution for the same

General Assembly

Social Humanitarian and Cultural Committee

TOPIC AREA 2: Preserving the fundamental freedoms of

racial, religious and ethnic minorities
No country can long survive which does not accept as
fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of
minorities- King BhumibolBdulyaDej
Thailand believes Human Rights as universal, and civil, political, economic,
social and cultural rights which belong to all human beings, including members of racial,
religious and ethnic minority groups. The Members of such minorities are entitled to the
realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on equal terms with others in
society, without discrimination of any kind. Minorities should enjoy certain human rights
specifically linked to their ethnic status, including their right to maintain and enjoy their

culture, religion, and language free from discrimination. This, to concrete our statement ,is
also our policy to decrease inequalities based on the same.
History has shown that impunity has led to a large scale of mass atrocities
committed

against

minority

groups.

modern

example

and,

simultaneously

an

international failure, is the Rwandan genocide. Moreover, minorities around the world are
also often victims of armed conflicts leading them to become refugees and internally
displaced persons. National or ethnic, religious minorities are also victims of multiple
discrimination. Many states fail to treat equally minority groups and discriminate against
them or their member through the government and social practices or even through their
national legislation. As the years go by, issues regarding the protection of minorities, have
gained more attention and progress, in a theoretical level of approach. The more theory
than action framework reveals that the lack of central international governing system, the
inadequacy of international law framework and simultaneously having nationalism being
the dominant ideology which results in the inability to protect minorities and their rights.
Consequently, one of the substantial problematic of the international community is the
fundamental concern to identify ways of enhancing the effectiveness of International Law in
general and international human rights law in particular, in tackling the complexities of the
minority question. The notion of national minority is becoming more comprehensive,
progressively expanding to new minorities under the influence of International Law.1
However, even if member states are continuously discussing over the rights of minority
groups, they have failed to reach not only unanimity but also a stable, fair and feasible
solution. The apples of discord seem to be many, the most important of which though is the
process of defining what a minority is.

Minority roughly means a non dominant group of citizens of a state that are usually
numerically less and have different ethnic, religious or linguistic characteristics than the
majority of the population, that are aware of having a different identity and are willing to
prevail it. They are supporting each other, have common will for survival and aim at the
substantial and legal equality of rights with the majority.

In order to safeguard the existence of minorities, which undoubtedly play an

important role to the shaping of the national and international human rights system,
Thailand urges the international community to establish a protective umbrella under which
the rights of minorities are enlisted and protected. However at the same time we should
keep in mind that in the process of safeguarding, the countrys own security and integrity
is compromised. The partition of India is still a glaring example of the risks involved in
granting of such freedoms, thus , Thailand thus expects the committee to discuss this
matter with extreme precaution, so that the solutions are just and acceptable to all.
The royal government looks forward to solve this problem by the following
solutions
The member states hosting minority groups on their territory should focus on the
protection and enhancement of their rights aiming at the preservation of their culture and
identity and consequently at their mere existence. For these reasons:
1. States shall take measures were required to ensure that persons belonging to minorities
may exercise fully and effectively their human rights and fundamental freedoms without
any discrimination and in full equality before the law 8
2. States shall take measures to create favorable conditions to enable persons belonging to
minorities to express their characteristics and to develop their culture, language, religion,
traditions and customs, except where specific practices are in violation of national law and
contrary to international standards.
3. States should take appropriate measures so that, wherever possible, persons belonging
to minorities may have adequate opportunities to learn their mother tongue or to have
instruction in their mother tongue.
4. States should, where appropriate, take measures in the field of education, in order to
encourage knowledge of the history, traditions, language and culture of the minorities
existing within their territory. Persons belonging to minorities should have adequate
opportunities to gain knowledge of the society as a whole.

5. States should consider appropriate measures so that persons belonging to minorities

may participate fully in the economic progress and development of their country.
( keeping in mind that the above does not cross the national law and thus does not lead to
a compromise between the security and integrity of the country itself)

Thus the kingdom of Thailand entrusts this delegate to represent Thailand for the
fulfillment of the countrys aspirations and solving this problem for the greater good of all.