Thailand’s Labour Protection Act currently allows 98 days maternity leave, with several groups pushing for an expansion to 180 days to align with global standards and to support working-class parents.

<p dir="ltr">Amid grim hope, student activists representing various groups have argued civil society can still take concrete steps towards repealing Thailand&rsquo;s new constitution, even if the amendment process will be hard. &nbsp;</p><p>At a public panel convened at the Foreign Correspondents&rsquo; Club of Thailand on Tuesday, 23 August 2016, former and current student activists grimly acknowledged that the junta will likely remain in power for the near future.</p>