Research on adjustment with ILO-standards and an estrangement between law and reality in Thai Labor Law

填补法律与现实之间的隔阂是一个基本问题。在泰国这样的发展中国家，这个问题有两个方面，一个是内部的，另一个是外部的。后者在全球化条件下显得尤为重要。从全球化的角度看，集体劳动法与劳动保护法有着重要的区别。在劳工保护法方面，泰国政府按照劳工组织的标准进行调整。这种态度在1998年制定的《劳动保护法》中得到了体现。但是，在集体劳动法领域，就像1975年试图修改《劳动关系法》一样，并没有强化工会地位的意图。这是因为雇主不想要它。工会是与外国公司竞争的障碍。泰国劳动法改革的方向是什么？通过1997年货币危机的经历，人们对泰国传统规范的优点有了新的认识。但这并不是说要回到独裁体制，而是要回到合作劳动关系。其机构为联合咨询委员会，新劳动关系法草案对此作了规定。此外，草案还提出了重视集体谈判、协商和解决劳动冲突的程序的想法。改革的成功与否对泰国劳动法的未来至关重要。

To fill up an estrangement between law and reality is a basic problem. In a developing country such as Thailand, this problem has two sides, one is internal and another is external. The latter is important under the condition of the globalization.From the point of view of globalization, there is an important difference between collective labor law and labor protection law. In a sphere of the labor protection law, Thai Government pursued adjustment with ILO-standards. This attitude is seen in the legislation of Labor Protection Act in 1998. However, in the sphere of collective labor law, so as the case of attempts to reform the Labor Relations Act of 1975, there is no intention to strengthen the status of a labor union. It is because employer does not want it. Labor union is an obstacle to compete with foreign companies.Which direction is proper to reform Thai Labor Law? Through the experience of currency crisis in 1997, people have come to a new understanding of the good points of the traditional norm of Thailand. However it does not mean to go back to authoritarian regimes, but to cooperative labor relations. The organ thereof is Joint Consulting Committee, which is regulated in the draft of New Labor Relations Act. Besides, the draft includes the idea to attach importance to collective bargaining, consultations and the procedures to solve labor conflicts. The reform become to be successful or not is crucial for the future of Thai Labor Law.