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Sahawat Criticizes Cabinet's Social Security Act Draft

Sahawat Criticizes Cabinet's Social Security Act Draft

Khaosod•Politics•38m ago

Reader Briefing

Sahawat Khumkhong of the People's Party challenges the government over power structures and errors in the Cabinet's draft Social Security Act.

  • •Sahawat Khumkhong raised five key concerns regarding the draft Social Security Act submitted by the Cabinet.
  • •The draft limits Social Security Board terms to 3 years for a single term.
  • •The draft includes a monitoring committee appointed by the Minister with significantly increased roles.
  • •The draft contains a discrepancy regarding maternity benefit payments, listing 98 days instead of 120 days.

Overview

  • •On November 12, 2026, Sahawat Khumkhong spoke regarding the Cabinet's draft Social Security Act.
  • •Sahawat Khumkhong stated that the government uses accusations of 'rushing to judge' to avoid addressing the power structure defined in the law.
  • •Sahawat Khumkhong argued that limiting the Social Security Board term to 3 years for one term restricts the right of insured persons and employers to re-elect effective representatives.
  • •Sahawat Khumkhong noted that the monitoring committee is appointed by the Minister, which may impact the independence of fund oversight.
  • •Sahawat Khumkhong claimed that the government is using benefits already present in a 2022 draft to distract from concerns about board interference.
  • •Sahawat Khumkhong pointed out that the draft incorrectly specifies maternity benefits for 98 days despite the Labour Protection Act extending leave to 120 days since December 2025.
  • •Sahawat Khumkhong called for the government to revise the monitoring committee's origin and the board's term limits to better align with the insured persons.

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Key Quotes

Sahawat Khumkhong
"The government is using the term 'rushing to accuse' to avoid answering important questions appearing in the legal text."
รัฐบาลกำลังใช้คำว่า ด่วนกล่าวหา เพื่อหลีกเลี่ยงการตอบคำถามสำคัญที่ปรากฏอยู่ในตัวบทกฎหมาย

Key Entities

Person

Sahawat Khumkhong(สหัสวัต คุ้มคง)
An MP for Chonburi from the People's Party.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)
The political party to which Sahawat Khumkhong belongs.
Cabinet(ครม.)
The government body that produced the draft of the Social Security Act.
Ministry of Labour(กระทรวงแรงงาน)ℹ️
The ministry responsible for sending the draft Social Security Act to the Cabinet.

Law

Social Security Act(พ.ร.บ.ประกันสังคม)ℹ️
The legislation under discussion in the Cabinet's draft version.
Labour Protection Act(พ.ร.บ.คุ้มครองแรงงาน)
The law that extended maternity leave to 120 days since December 2025.

Place

Chonburi(ชลบุรี)ℹ️
The constituency represented by Sahawat Khumkhong.