GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILETHAILANDMEASURESTHAI WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN THE 10TH NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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Thai Women’s Development Plan in the 10th National Economic and Social Development Plan
Type of Measure
Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence
Year
2007
Brief Description
The Thai Women's Development Plan in the 10th National Economic and Social Development Plan B.E. 2550-2554 (2007 - 2011), adopted in 2007, addressed violence against women in its 4th strategy: Enhancing the security for women's life and body. The objective is that women shall not live their life with fear of violence, and that their rights to life and physical safety be protected. The forms of violence addressed include domestic violence, community violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, and human trafficking.

According to the Thai Women's Development Plan (2007 - 2011), the specific budgetary appropriation of approximately 22,000,000 USD has been set up for the implementation of programmes and activities under its 1st, 3rd and 4th Strategies.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Thailand to the questionnaire on violence against women, 2009
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